CHARTER
of the
Association of Asian Election Authorities

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Chapter II - Membership

Article 2.1

a. Election authorities shall be defined as the national bodies responsible for matters relating to the conduct of elections, voter registration, and/or boundary delimitation;
b. Membership of this organization shall be non partisan and not affiliated with any political parties; and
c. There shall be the following categories of membership:

1. Full members shall be national election authorities from the Asian and Australasian region subscribing to this charter. In cases where countries have more than one election authority as defined in Article 2.1.a., these authorities must vote as a single delegation and shall have one vote per country;
2. Associate members shall be other individuals who support the charter of the Association. Associate members shall be non voting;
3. Honorary members shall be individuals or organizations cited by a vote of the membership for extraordinary contributions to the democratic election process. Honorary members shall be non voting; and
4. Affiliated organizations which support the charter cited by vote of the membership may observe and contribute to the Association but do not have voting privileges as a body.

Article 2.2

a. The General Assembly shall establish additional rules of admission and maintenance of membership;
b. The General Assembly shall establish membership fees for the various membership categories;
c. Individuals and organizations may apply for a category of membership to the Executive Board which will examine the application and make a recommendation to be circulated among members of the General Assembly. The General Assembly will vote to accept or reject the application;
d. Any election authority applying for membership shall, without reservation, subscribe to the charter of the association;
e. A member of the Association may leave the Association after due written notification of its decision;
f. Failure to pay dues and fees agreed upon by the membership may lead to a lapse of membership by the organization or individual. Members may be expelled for due cause upon a vote of a quorum of the full voting membership; and
g. Membership may be neither refused, terminated, nor altered in status or name, for reasons of politics, ideology, or nationality.

Article 2.3

For the purposes of membership of this Association, Asia shall include the Asian and Australasian regions.

 

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