ARTICLE I. Definition of the Local Group
The name of this organization shall be Oregon Mensa. Oregon Mensa is a local group of American Mensa, Ltd. (AML), and is subject to the Constitution of Mensa, the Bylaws of American Mensa, Ltd., and resolutions adopted by the American Mensa Committee (AMC).

ARTICLE II. Membership
1. Membership in Oregon Mensa shall be open to all members of American Mensa, Ltd. in good standing residing in the geographic areas assigned to Oregon Mensa by the American Mensa Committee, or as otherwise assigned by American Mensa, Ltd.

2. Members of Mensa in good standing who are not also members of Oregon Mensa are welcome to participate in the social activities of Oregon Mensa at the discretion of the host or hostess. The National Ombudsman, his surrogate, and the members of the American Mensa Committee shall be permitted to participate in the business affairs of the local group in the discharge of their official duties.

3. Oregon Mensa shall observe the preferences of members for data suppression and publication, as filed with AML, when publishing a local group roster or membership directory/register.

ARTICLE III. Officers; Duties
1. The elective officers of Oregon Mensa shall be a Local Secretary, a Treasurer, a Membership Secretary, and a Recording Secretary. The elective officers and the Editor (see section 3(a) of this Article) shall constitute the Executive Committee.

(a) The Local Secretary (LocSec) shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the organization and shall serve as the chief point of contact with AML. By agreeing to be LocSec, he or she agrees to pass along information to and from the group in a timely fashion. The LocSec shall also notify AML within two weeks of the results of elections, and of changes in the officers in Oregon Mensa.

(b) The Treasurer shall assist the Local Secretary in administering the business of the organization, shall preside in the absence of the Local Secretary, and shall succeed to the office of Local Secretary if that office becomes vacant before the end of a term.

The Treasurer shall have custody of, and be accountable for, all funds of Oregon Mensa. The Executive Committee may appoint assistants to the Treasurer for special-purpose funds. The Treasurer shall also maintain a list of all equipment owned by Oregon Mensa. The Treasurer, the Local Secretary, and any other officer(s) named by the Executive Committee shall be signatories on each bank account and other financial account held by Oregon Mensa.

The Treasurer shall publish a financial report in Oregon Mensa's newsletter every six months. The report shall contain schedules of income, expenses, and balances for all funds under control of Oregon Mensa, including RG, scholarship, and other special funds. The Treasurer shall also provide the LocSec original statements from each bank and other institution where Oregon Mensa's money is kept at least quarterly, and shall provide interim financial reports to the Executive Committee upon request. If the office of Treasurer becomes vacant for any reason, including the Treasurer succeeding to the office of Local Secretary, the Executive Committee shall fill the office by appointment for the remainder of the term.

(c) The Membership Secretary shall maintain a current record of the members of Oregon Mensa and shall publish an annual roster of current members. If the office of Membership Secretary becomes vacant, the Executive Committee shall fill the office by appointment for the remainder of the term.

(d) The Recording Secretary shall record minutes of the Executive Committee meetings; shall maintain a list of actions of the Executive Committee still in effect; shall maintain the historical records of Oregon Mensa; and shall perform official correspondence for Oregon Mensa. If the office of Recording Secretary becomes vacant, the Executive Committee shall fill the office by appointment for the remainder of the term.

2. The term of office for elected officers shall be one year commencing May 1 following election, except in case of resignation, death or removal from office as provided in Sections 5 or 6 of this article. Any individual may be elected to an office for successive terms without limitation.

3. The appointive officers of Oregon Mensa shall be an Editor, a Testing Coordinator, a Mediator, an Arbitrator, and such other officers as the Executive Committee shall determine from time to time. The Local Secretary shall appoint all appointive officers with the advice and consent of the Executive Committee. The term of office for appointive officers is coincident with the term of office of the appointing Executive Committee or until replaced except if provided otherwise herein. Any appointed officer may be removed by majority vote of the Executive Committee unless provided otherwise herein.

(a) The Editor shall edit Oregon Mensa's newsletter.

(b) The Testing Coordinator shall recruit proctors, receive the names of candidates for testing from AML and other sources, make arrangements with proctors for tests' dates and sites, notify candidates of scheduled tests, and publicize test dates in Oregon Mensa's newsletter.

(c) The Mediator shall be appointed for a two-year term of office, and may not simultaneously hold any Executive Committee office in Oregon Mensa. Removal of the Mediator before the end of the two-year term requires a unanimous vote of the full Executive Committee. The Mediator shall pursue local resolution of disputes within Oregon Mensa.

(d) The Arbitrator shall pursue resolution of disputes in Mensa groups other than Oregon Mensa if called upon to do so. Any member of Oregon Mensa, including a holder of any other office, elective or appointive, may serve as Arbitrator.

(e) Coordinators for local area group activities shall be appointed by the Executive Committee upon the advice of members residing in the affected geographical area; provided, however, that the coordinator shall be elected by ballot by the members residing in a defined geographical area upon request of 30 percent of the members in the area.

4. All elected and appointed officers shall be current members of American Mensa, Ltd. and Oregon Mensa.

5. Elected officers may be removed from office before the end of a term by resignation, death, or recall election. A recall election may be called by a petition citing the reasons for such action signed by 20 percent of the members of Oregon Mensa and delivered to a member of the Executive Committee. A recall election must be held within 60 days of the presentation of a properly qualified petition to a member of the Executive Committee. The balloting provisions of a regular election (see Article IV) shall apply.

6. Any voting officer may be removed from office for nonattendance at three consecutive meetings of the Executive Committee by unanimous vote of the other members of the full Executive Committee.

7. All officers, elected or appointed, shall turn over all files, office equipment and materials pertaining to their offices to their successors, to the Local Secretary, or to another member of the Executive Committee no later than four weeks after leaving office.

8. The Executive Committee shall appoint one or more persons to perform a financial review of Oregon Mensa's financial records in May of each year. The person(s) performing the review shall not have been involved in the collection or disbursement of Oregon Mensa's monies during the period being reviewed. The review shall include viewing actual statements from each bank and other institution where Oregon Mensa's monies are deposited.

ARTICLE IV. Elections
1. No later than December 1 of each year the Executive Committee shall appoint an Election Committee consisting of four members and a Chairperson. Two of the four members of the Election Committee shall be designated by the Executive Committee as members of the Nominating Subcommittee and two members of the Election Committee shall be designated by the Executive Committee as members of the Election Operations Subcommittee. The Chairperson of the Election Committee shall be the Chairperson of the two subcommittees and shall have no vote in either of the subcommittees except in case of a tie. Members of the Election Committee shall be ineligible to run for office. No current member of the Executive Committee may serve on the Election Committee.

2. No later than January 1 of each year the Nominating Subcommittee shall nominate one or more candidates for each elective office. Each nominee shall be notified of the nomination on an individual and confidential basis by the Chairperson of the Election Committee. Additional nominations may be made by petition signed by 10 members in good standing and delivered to the Chairperson before February 1. Not later than the February 7, the Chairperson of the Election Committee shall announce the nominations for elective office in writing and deliver the writing to the Editor. No distinction shall be made at any time between those nominated in committee or by petition.

3. Ballots shall list the candidates for each office in random order. Ballots shall be mailed by the Election Operations Subcommittee to all members of Oregon Mensa in or with the March issue of Oregon Mensa's newsletter, or by mail postmarked no later than February 15.

Members who want their ballots mailed to them by first class mail may have this done by sending their request with an appropriately self-addressed stamped envelope to the Chairperson no later than February 7.

4. All voters must be current members of American Mensa and of Oregon Mensa as of the date on which the votes are counted. If a voter is not listed on the most recent membership list obtained from AML, the member may provide other proof of current membership to the Election Operations Subcommittee.

5. Ballots shall be cast by mailing them by first class mail to the Chairperson of the Election Committee. The envelope returned to the Chairperson shall contain the ballot and the mailing label of the newsletter or envelope in which the voter received the ballot.

Ballots must be received by the Chairperson no later than March 31 to be valid. Ballots received after March 31, ballots not accompanied by the mailing label, and ballots that identify the voter shall not be counted.

6. The Election Operations Subcommittee shall meet in public during the first week of April to count the ballots. At the public meeting, the Chairperson shall open the voting envelopes, validate each vote by comparing the mailing label in the envelope with a current membership list of Oregon Mensa, and deliver all valid ballots to the members of the Subcommittee. The members of the Subcommittee shall then count the ballots. The chairperson will then immediately destroy any identification with regard to the mailing of the ballots, including the mailing labels and the envelopes. A plurality of all votes cast for each office shall constitute election. Ties shall be broken by a coin toss or another objective method.

7. The Chairperson of the Election Committee shall certify the election results to the Executive Committee no later than April 10. The results shall be announced in the May issue of Oregon Mensa's newsletter. The Chairperson of the Election Committee will preserve the ballots for inspection by any member of Oregon Mensa until July 1 following the election. The ballots thereafter shall be destroyed unless an inquiry into the validity of the election has been initiated pursuant to Section 8 below, in which case they shall be destroyed after the inquiry.

8. The Executive Committee shall appoint three members to inquire into the validity of the election upon a petition signed by not fewer than 10 members and delivered to two members of the Executive Committee prior to July 1.

ARTICLE V. Meetings

1. The Executive Committee shall hold an annual business meeting in April of each year and such other meetings as it shall deem necessary. The Executive Committee shall, however, meet not less than quarterly during the year. All Executive Committee meetings shall be announced in Oregon Mensa's newsletter in advance and open to attendance by any member of Oregon Mensa. The Executive Committee may also take actions between meetings. A record shall be kept of all Executive Committee actions taken between meetings; each such record shall be read at the next succeeding meeting of the Committee.

2. At least one social event shall be held each quarter and announced in Oregon Mensa's newsletter in advance.

3. A special business meeting may be called by the Executive Committee and must be called upon receipt of a written request for such special meeting signed by at least five percent of the membership of Oregon Mensa.

Notice of such special business meeting, including the date, time, location, and purpose of the meeting, shall be mailed to each member of Oregon Mensa, either by publication in Oregon Mensa's newsletter or otherwise. The meeting shall not be held sooner then 15 days after the mailing of the notice. Such special business meeting may also be announced by a special mailing to the entire membership of Oregon Mensa, and may be held any time after 15 days from the date of mailing. The purpose of the special business meeting must be stated in the notice, and no other business may be discussed at that meeting.

ARTICLE VI. Amendments
Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed by the Executive Committee or by petition signed by 10 percent of the current members of Oregon Mensa.
Such proposed amendment shall be submitted to and approved by the AMC before balloting by the local group. Voting shall be done by mail ballot. The ballots shall be mailed to each member of Oregon Mensa, either in Oregon Mensa's newsletter or otherwise. The deadline for voting shall be not less than 90 days from the publication of the proposal in Oregon Mensa's newsletter. An amendment to the bylaws shall require a majority affirmative vote of all those voting. No amendment to these bylaws shall be effective until approved both by the membership of Oregon Mensa and by the AMC after the membership has voted. After the membership has voted, Oregon Mensa shall file the result of the voting with the AMC. The AMC shall notify Oregon Mensa of the effective date of the bylaws as amended upon its approval.

ARTICLE VII. Mensa Name and Logo
American Mensa, Ltd. (AML) has granted a royalty free, non-exclusive license to the local group for the use of the mark "Mensa" and a logo, consisting of a globe over a stylized "M" within a border, in connection with the non-commercial uses of Oregon Mensa. AML retains full ownership of the mark and logo and all statutory and common law rights in the mark and logo.