41-3203. REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. A society has a representative form of government when:
(1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one (1) of the following ways:
(a) Assembly. The supreme governing body is an assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or at intermediate assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives, together with other delegates as may be prescribed in the society’s laws. A society may provide for election of delegates by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a majority in number and shall not have less than two-thirds (2/3) of the votes and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society’s laws. The assembly shall be elected and shall meet at least once every four (4) years and shall elect a board of directors to conduct the business of the society between meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the board of directors between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society’s laws.
(b) Direct election. The supreme governing body is a board composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or by their representatives in intermediate assemblies, and any other persons prescribed in the society’s laws. A society may provide for election of the board by mail. Each term of a board member may not exceed four (4) years. Vacancies on the board between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society’s laws. Those persons elected to the board shall constitute a majority in number and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society’s laws. A person filling the unexpired term of an elected board member shall be considered to be an elected member. The board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the business of the society.
(2) The officers of the society are elected either by the supreme governing body or by the board of directors;
(3) Only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme governing body and the board of directors; and
(4) Each voting member shall have one (1) vote; no vote may be cast by proxy.
History:
[41-3203, added 1995, ch. 213, sec. 2, p. 723.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 32 - FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
Section 41-3201 - FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Section 41-3202 - LODGE SYSTEM.
Section 41-3203 - REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Section 41-3205 - PURPOSES AND POWERS.
Section 41-3206 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Section 41-3207 - LOCATION OF OFFICE, MEETINGS, COMMUNICATIONS TO MEMBERS, GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.
Section 41-3208 - NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
Section 41-3210 - ORGANIZATION.
Section 41-3211 - AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
Section 41-3212 - INSTITUTIONS.
Section 41-3213 - REINSURANCE.
Section 41-3214 - CONSOLIDATIONS AND MERGERS.
Section 41-3215 - CONVERSION OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY INTO A MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Section 41-3217 - BENEFICIARIES.
Section 41-3218 - BENEFITS NOT ATTACHABLE.
Section 41-3219 - THE BENEFIT CONTRACT.
Section 41-3221 - INVESTMENTS.
Section 41-3227 - EXAMINATION OF SOCIETIES — NO ADVERSE PUBLICATIONS.
Section 41-3228 - FOREIGN OR ALIEN SOCIETY — ADMISSION.
Section 41-3229 - INJUNCTION — LIQUIDATION — RECEIVERSHIP OF DOMESTIC SOCIETY.
Section 41-3230 - SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE OF FOREIGN OR ALIEN SOCIETY.
Section 41-3232 - LICENSING OF AGENTS.
Section 41-3233 - UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES.
Section 41-3234 - SERVICE OF PROCESS.