KRS 304.29-031: Representative form of government, defined.

A society shall have a representative form of government if:

(1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one (1) of the following ways:

(a) An assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or at

intermediate assemblies or convention s 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 th an 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; or

(b) A board composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or by

their representa tives 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 fi lled 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 which shall not be cast by proxy.