Proposed By Law Change 4/11/23

Dear RCGSE Membership & Monarchs,

Some concerns have been brought forth from our esteemed college of monarchs that for the past few years we have been lacking in people eligible for or wanting to run for Emperor and Empress.  The Board of Directors, during the February board meeting, had a healthy debate on this subject and have voted unanimously to move forward with a By-Law change to our candidate eligibility rules.  The change is a simple change to the meeting attendance requirements, changing it from 8 required to 6 required.  The Board feels that this change will hopefully make it easier anyone interested in seeking the office of Emperor, Empress or Emprex and we could see multiple people eligible to run as early as the Reign 48 election coming up!

Now its your turn!!  All By-Law changes require a 30-day notification of the change and the General Membership to vote on the change at a monthly membership meeting.  This change will be posted on our website and go out in the March newsletter.  The vote for this change will take place at the General Membership Meeting on April 11, 2023

Listed below is the By-Law that is being proposed to change for your review.  If you have any questions concerning this change or the change process, please contact the Reign 47 Board President, Emperor 45-A, Nubbs from Hell at [email protected]

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SECTION 7.02 – Monarch Candidate Eligibility

1. The qualifications of anyone seeking the position of Monarch shall be as follows:
   1. Must be 21 years of age
   1. Currently resides within the R.C.G.S.E. boundaries.
   1. Be a resident of the state of Utah for at least eighteen (18) months consecutive prior to the candidate interviews.
      1. This requirement may be waived with a Supermajority vote by the Board of Directors
   1. Must be a member in good standing of the current reign for at least nine (9) months prior to candidate interviews.
   1. A candidate is not eligible to run for office if they have an outstanding debt with the R.C.G.S.E.
   1. A candidate must not have any outstanding debts or bad checks with the businesses, bars and organizations of the community.
   1. Attend eight (8) six (6) general membership meetings of the reign preceding their candidacy.
      1. Due to Candidate Interviews being held the last board meeting of April, eligible court meetings shall be considered from June to April of the reign preceding candidacy.
      1. Attendance requires signing in and signing out on the attendance sheet
      1. If meeting attendance is virtual:
         1. At the beginning of the meeting, you must notify whomever is taking attendance that you are watching the meeting
         1. At the end of the meeting, you must acknowledge that you remained the entire meeting before logging out.
   1. Attend eight (8) six (6) meetings of the Board of Directors of the R.C.G.S.E. during the reign preceding their candidacy.
      1. Due to Candidate Interviews being held the last board meeting of April, eligible board meetings shall be considered from June to March of the reign preceding candidacy.
      1. Attendance requires signing in and signing out on the attendance sheet
      1. If meeting attendance is virtual:
         1. At the beginning of the meeting, you must notify whomever is taking attendance that you are watching the meeting
         1. At the end of the meeting, you must acknowledge that you remained the entire meeting before logging out.
   1. Must hold at least two functions for the R.C.G.S.E. General Fund in the twelve months preceding their candidacy.
      1. At no time during those functions or on any advertising of those functions can the individual state they are holding those functions for the purpose of campaigning.
         1. Any mention of these functions being used for the purposes of campaigning will cause the individual(s) to be ineligible to seek office.
   1. Must meet the guidelines for holding an office as set forth in the guidelines of a 501I (3) organization.
   1. Have not held the position of Monarch of the R.C.G.S.E. for at least two (2) years from the successful completion of their reign prior to the candidate interviews.
   1. Does not currently hold a ‘working title’ at the time of interviews.
      1. Working title is defined as:
         1. PR’s
         1. CP’s
   1. A reigning Pageant Titleholder may petition to be a Monarch candidate, however, to keep their pageant title they must complete their pageant title requirements prior to candidate interviews.
      1. If they have not completed their pageant title requirements, they may still petition to be a Monarch candidate, however, they must relinquish their pageant title.