How does your club handle this?
AMA Bylaws: Article VI. Dues
>>>>"The Executive Council shall set dues for all types of AMA membership.
Any AMA member who fails to pay annual dues within thirty (30) days
after they are due and payable shall be dropped from the membership rolls.
In any event, a member’s dues must be currently paid in order to exercise
the right to vote."
Personally, I think it is a reasonable ruling. It honors AMA membership until Jan. 30 of the current year. My main club honors that ruling in its own Bylaws. Full club privileges, actually through Jan. 31, and if not Club Dues paid plus AMA, then it's outsville, any return is as a NEW member with the same $50 initiation fee + full year's dues.
Now there is some contention that AMA may NOT honor their own Bylaws, although IMO they have no recourse should push come to shove. [sm=greedy.gif]
I was recently informed if AMA (in their 10 +/- years of walking the circle trails concerning Bylaws changes they have made no progress) should bring this item into discussion, then the push would be to revise the no-vote to include being in "bad standing, no flying, and no use of any AMA facilities."
Seems a tad harsh to me.
Any inputs how you or your club handles this not-often-discussed point?
edited to remove word.