1. Removal of Board Members by the regional membership
        At any duly called regional membership meeting with a quorum of the voting members in good standing from that region, or a t a duly called regional caucus at a duly called annual or special meeting with a quorum of the national voting membership in good standing, a regional Board representative may be removed with cause by a 2/3 vote of the members present and voting. The member in question shall be notified, in writing, of the proposed causes for removal at least 30 days prior to the meeting convened for that purpose, and shall be provided an opportunity to be heard at that meeting.
2. Removal of Board members by the Board
        The Board of Directors may remove any Board member by a 2/3 vote of a Board of Directors meeting with a quorum duly called for that purpose. the Board member in question shall be notified by the Board, in writing by certified mail, of the proposed causes for removal at least 30 days prior to the face-to-face or teleconference Board of Directors meeting convened for that purpose, and shall be provided an opportunity to be heard at that meeting. The regional membership represented by the Board member in question shall be notified by the Board of the proposed causes for removal at least 30 days prior to final Board action.
3. Definition of Cause
   For purposes of this section, cause may consist of :
   1. failure to attend three consecutive face-to-face Board of Directors meetings without good cause
   2. failure to attend five consecutive teleconference meetings of the Board without good cause
   3. breach of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Board of Directors
   4. Failure to attend two consecutive, or a total of three per year, of duly called regional membership meetings of the region represented by the Board member in question without good cause.

 
 
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