year. Late dues payments shall be accompanied by a late payment fee of 10% of the amount due. All dues for new members shall be prorated based on the portion of the year remaining when the application for membership is accepted. 6.3 The annual dues for Associate Members shall be set for the subsequent year by the Board of Directors during the Mid-Year meeting or shall remain the same for the following year if not adjusted at the Mid-Year meeting. 6.4 Those members who have paid the required amounts in accordance with these bylaws and who are not suspended shall be deemed to be in good standing. 7. Termination and Suspension of Membership 7.1 A membership shall terminate upon occurrence of any of the following events: A. Resignation of the member; B. Expiration of the period of membership, unless the membership is renewed; C. Failure of the member to pay such amounts as set by the Tribal Membership, within sixty (60) days after they become due and payable; D. Occurrence of any event which renders the member ineligible for membership, including the failure to satisfy membership qualifications; or E. Expulsion of the member under these bylaws based on a good faith determination by the Tribal Membership that the member has failed in a material and serious degree to observe the NIGA articles of incorporation or bylaws, or has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the purposes or policies of NIGA. 7.2 Members shall be given thirty (30) days prior notice of any proposed expulsion or suspension. Notice shall be given by any method reasonably calculated to provide actual notice, but shall include, at a minimum, notice as required for an annual meeting. Such member shall be given an opportunity to be heard, either orally or in writing, at least five (5) days before the due date of the proposed expulsion or suspension. The Tribal Membership shall decide whether or not the member shall be suspended, expelled or sanctioned in some other way. The decision of the Tribal Membership shall be final. Any action challenging an expulsion, suspension or termination of membership, including a claim alleging defective notice, must be commenced within six (6) months after the date of the expulsion, suspension or termination. 8. Meetings of the Tribal Membership 8.1 NIGA shall have at least one meeting approximately every six months and such other meetings as the Tribal Membership or Board of Directors as provided herein shall deem necessary. One Tribal Membership meeting per year shall be held during the Tradeshow and Conference and shall be deemed to be the NIGA annual meeting at which the election of officers shall take place. The Tribal Membership shall be given written notice of not less than thirty (30) days prior to such annual meeting of the date and place of such meeting. 8.2 Meetings of the Tribal Membership other than the annual meeting may be called by the Chairman, the Board of Directors, or one third of the Member Tribes.
Bylaws of the National Indian Gaming Association
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As Amended May 13, 2014
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