Section 3

Annual membership dues shall be $25.00 per fiscal year and are due and payable July I. Dues not paid by October I shall be declared delinquent. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues.

Section 4

Only those members whose dues have been paid shall enjoy the rights of membership, including participation and voting at meetings, holding office, and any other privilege of membership as defined by the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE IV
Elected Officers and Representatives

1. Officers
   The elected officers of the VMA shall be:
   a. President
   b. First Vice-President
   c. Second Vice-President
   d. Secretary
   e. Treasurer

2. Regional Board
   The elected Regional Board should be composed of six members, one member  from each of the six regions in the state, elected by and representing the judicial districts within that region.

3. Officers, regional board members, and the immediate past president shall comprise the Executive Committee of the Association.

4. The term of office shall be two years. The Executive Committee shall be elected by the membership at an annual meeting or by mail ballot. Regional Board members shall be elected by polling the members of each respective region by mail ballot.

Section 2

Any member elected by the membership to serve a two year term as President, First Vice-President, or Second-Vice President shall be eligible to serve two terms in that particular office. However any member serving an interim term in the office of President, First Vice President, or Second Vice-President shall be eligible to succeed himself/herself for two full two-year terms.

Section 3

All officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the membership. The Chairperson of the Nominating/Election Committee shall count these ballots. The count shall then be certified to the Secretary of the VMA.

Section 4

The Executive committee shall conduct the affairs of the VMA.

No person shall hold office if he/she is not a member. no member shall hold more than one office at a time.

Section 6

Interim vacancies for any officer or board member (except that of President) may be filled by appointment of the Executive Committee. In the event that the President cannot serve a full term, the First Vice-President shall serve as president until the expiration of the original term. The Second Vice-President shall then serve as the First Vice-President. The Executive Committee shall then fill the office of Second Vice-President by majority vote.

Section 7

Regular meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held quarterly. The date, time, and location of these meetings shall be determined by the President and approved by majority vote of the Executive committee.

Section 8

The President may poll a vote by conference telephone call at any meeting when it is determined by a majority vote of those present that the vote of absent Executive Committee members is necessary. The President may call for a mail vote of the absent Committee members and the question may be held over until the next Executive committee meeting at which time the mail vote or the voice vote may be counted together and majority vote shall carry the question.

Section 9

A quorum at any Executive committee meeting shall be sever (7).

ARTICLE V

Duties of Officers

1. Preside over all meetings of the VMA membership and the Executive Committee.

2. Abide by the insure that the bylaws, rules and regulations adopted by the Executive Committee and the membership are enforced.

3. Appoint all committee chairpersons, not otherwise designed.

4. Appoint a Parliamentarian to serve during the same term as the president.

5. Decide all Questions of Order (subject to an appeal).

6. Sign all acts, orders and proceedings of the VMA.