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ARTICLE XII. Resolutions
Resolutions may be presented during the annual meeting provided copies of the proposed resolutions have been sent to the FCE President, Secretary and all other voting delegates 60 days prior to the meeting. The sixty-day period may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the voting delegates.

ARTICLE XIII. Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the latest edition of ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY REVISED shall govern this organization in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the FCE bylaws.

ARTICLE XIV. Amendment of Bylaws
Section 1:
These bylaws may be amended at Annual Business Meeting by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of votes cast. The Bylaws Committee shall receive any proposed Amendments to the Bylaws submitted by State Affiliates no later than January 1st before the Annual Conference. The Bylaws with proposed amendments shall be sent to the FCE President, Secretary and all other voting delegates 90 days prior to the Annual Conference.
Section 2:
These bylaws may be amended without a sixty day notice by unanimous vote of the voting delegates present at the annual meeting, provided the proposed amendments have been presented at an earlier meeting during the conference.

ARTICLE XV. Dissolution
Dissolution of National FCE
The FCE Board shall, in case of dissolution, assign all assets of FCE to another 501 (c) 3 organization whose mission is the same of similar objects as FCE at the sole discretion of the FCE Board.

ARTICLE XVI. Use of the Name
Section 1:
Only a state/multi-state/territory association that is an affiliate of FCE shall use the words “Family and Community Education” or the acronym “FCE” as part of its name. Upon written request of FCE, the officers, directors and member of the state/multi-state/territory association who have disaffiliated shall take all necessary steps to change the association’s name to omit the words “Family and Community Education” and the acronym “FCE” or the words “Extension Homemakers” and the acronym “EH” referring to the former name of FCE.
Section 2:
An affiliate shall remove from its roll any person, business or agency not paying FCE dues. The affiliate is responsible for assuring that the title “FCE member” is used to designate only persons, businesses, or agencies that have paid FCE dues and that FCE emblems denoting membership are used only by FCE members.
Revised 7/17/2009