B. The name of NIGA or of any member or member’s representative in their capacity as such, or of any official or representative of NIGA, shall not be used in connection with any commercial concern or for any purpose not appropriately related to the authorized promotion of NIGA purposes. All use of such names, except for identification purposes, must be approved by NIGA prior thereto. C. All members will be encouraged to abide by any Code of Ethics adopted by the NIGA Tribal Membership. Classes, Qualifications and Rights of Membership. 5.1 The Association shall have two classes of members, designated as follows: Member Tribes and Associated Members. Only Member Tribes shall be entitled to vote. 5.2 A voting membership in NIGA as a Member Tribe shall be open to any federally recognized tribe, community, rancheria, colony, pueblo, band, nation, or other federally recognized tribal group or community of Indians (“Tribe” herein). A Tribe desiring to become a member shall present to the Secretary of NIGA, in writing, a resolution or other authority of the Tribe’s governing body committing itself to the purposes and policies of the NIGA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and designating a representative of the Tribe to attend meetings of the Tribal Membership. A Member Tribe may designate alternates to represent it, but each Member Tribe shall have only one vote. Members Tribes shall have the right to vote on the election of officers, the disposition of all or substantially all of the Association’s assets, any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, election to dissolve the Association, any other business duly brought before the Tribal Membership. Member Tribes shall have all rights afforded members under the Nonprofit Act. Upon payment of the dues and approval of the application by the Board of Directors, such applicant shall become a Member Tribe. 5.3 In order to further the purposes and policies of NIGA and in recognition of the valuable technical expertise and knowledge which is available in the gaming industry generally, NIGA shall have a class of membership known as “Associate Members.” NIGA Associate Members may attend meetings of the Tribal Membership on invitation of the Tribal Membership only, but may not vote. The Association may refer to such persons or entities as “members” even though those persons or entities are not voting members of NIGA. 5.4 Any person or business desiring an Associate Membership shall complete an application in the form prescribed by the Board of Directors and shall be recommended and sponsored by no less than one (1) Member Tribe involved in gaming. All persons or entities involved in the Indian gaming industry shall be eligible to apply for membership as Associate Members provided they fulfill the requirements set forth above and meet the following criteria: A. Support gaming by Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong tribal governments; B. Is not a person or entity whose prior activities, criminal record, if any, or reputation, habits or associations pose a threat to the public interest or to the effective regulation of gaming, or create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices and methods in activities in the conduct of gaming or the carrying on of the business or financial arrangements incidental thereto:
5.
C.
Commit themselves or itself to the NIGA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; and
D.
Pay the required initiation fee.
Bylaws of the National Indian Gaming Association
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As Amended May 13, 2014
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