ARTICLE I - NAME
This organization shall be known as the Northeastern Illinois Chapter of the American Statistical Association.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
The purpose of this organization shall be to foster statistics and its applications and to promote the interests of the statistical profession among all groups in the Northeastern Illinois area having an interest in or being concerned with statistics. The Chapter is organized and operated exclusively for scientific and educational purposes.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Chapter shall be by approval of the Chapter Executive Committee. ASA members who apply through the ASA Portal are automatically approved, whereas other applicants must be individually approved. The committee may delegate the approval responsibility to another body or individual. Membership categories for the chapter are limited to individuals and include the following:
REGULAR MEMBERS: Persons admitted to membership who hold Full membership in the American Statistical Association.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Persons admitted to membership who are interested in statistics in general or the chapter in particular, but who are not members of the American Statistical Association.
Students, defined as full-time undergraduate or graduate students, may become either Regular or Associate Members.
All members, shall have the right to vote, to sign referendum petitions, and to sign nominating petitions. However, only Regular Members have the right to hold office.
ARTICLE IV - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The business and professional conduct of the Chapter shall be managed by an Executive Committee consisting of the Chapter Officers, committee chairs, and others appointed by the President with the advice of the Executive Committee. All committee members shall have the right to vote on routine business and professional matters. Only Chapter Officers may vote on changes to the Bylaws or proposals to amend the Constitution. Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held when called by the President or requested by a majority of the committee members.
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS
The officers of the Chapter shall be a President, Past President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Representative to the Association's Council of Chapters. The officers, with the exception of the Council of Chapters Representative, shall be elected. The Representative to the Association's Council of Chapters shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined at the discretion of the Executive Committee. The office of Representative to the Association's Council of Chapters may be combined with any elected office at the discretion of the Executive Committee. When combined, the incumbent of each combined office shall have a single vote on the Executive Committee.
All officers must be Regular Members of the Chapter. No individual may simultaneously serve in more than one office except in cases where the roles may be combined according to the Constitution and Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall fill any vacancy which occurs in an office between elections except as provided for in the Constitution and Bylaws.
ARTICLE VI - METHOD OF ELECTION
The Nominating Committee shall annually select at least one candidate for each elective office scheduled for election that year. Election of officers will be held at an annual meeting designated for that purpose or by mail, subject to provisions of the Bylaws. Mail voting may be conducted electronically. An election will be deemed valid if at least 10 votes are cast by eligible voting members. The candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected.
ARTICLE VII - TERMS OF OFFICE
Once elected to the position of President-Elect, the incumbent shall normally serve a six-year term. The first two years shall be as President-Elect, the third and fourth years as President and the fifth and sixth years as Past President. Terms of the other officers are variable and should be evaluated each year. Terms of office for elected officers shall be from the beginning of January through December of the year following election, but each office holder shall serve until a successor takes office.
ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES
The Committees of the Chapter shall consist of the Executive Committee, the Nominating Committee, other Standing Committees that are named in the Bylaws and such Special Committees as may be established by the President with the advice of the Executive Committee. The Nominating Committee, a Standing Committee, shall be appointed by the President-Elect with the advice of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IX - MEETINGS
The Chapter shall sponsor at least one meeting each calendar year, including a general business meeting. The meetings will be held at a time and place designated by the President or Executive Committee.
ARTICLE X - ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
A nonprofit organization interested in the purposes of this Chapter and whose own purposes are related to those of this Chapter may become a cooperating or affiliated society, provided that this grouping will result in cooperation advantageous to both groups. The Executive Committee may enter into cooperative working arrangements with such organizations for promoting the objectives of the Chapter. Such cooperative working arrangements may include: (1) The exchange of representatives to each other's governing bodies or committees and (2) Cooperative financial, conference, publication, or other working arrangements. No cooperative working arrangement may be entered into by the Executive Committee which violates any article of the Chapter's Constitution or Bylaws or results in the loss of the Chapter's nonprofit status.
ARTICLE XI - NATIONAL CONSTITUTION
Any and all applicable provisions of the Constitution of the American Statistical Association shall be considered a part of this constitution and automatically supersede any conflicting provisions of this constitution.
ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENTS
Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by the Executive Committee or a petition signed by at least ten (10) individual members of the Chapter. An amendment originating by petition shall be referred to the Executive Committee for its recommendation as to ratification. Following action by the Executive Committee, the Constitution may be amended through an election that is considered valid if at least 10 eligible voting members cast ballots. An affirmative two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes cast is required for the amendment to be approved.
If voting is by mail or electronic ballot, the proposed amendment shall be sent to each eligible voting member along with the ballot. The closing date for ballot return will allow at least fourteen (14) days from the date of mailing. If voting is to be held at a general meeting, notices of such meeting and of the proposed amendment shall have been sent to each eligible voting member at least fourteen (14) days before the date of the meeting at which the proposed amendment is to be voted upon.
ARTICLE XIII - DISSOLUTION
The Chapter may be dissolved at any time by a vote of two- thirds (2/3) of the members present at a meeting of the Chapter called for that purpose. Notice of such a meeting and its purpose shall be sent to each eligible voting member at least fourteen (14) days before the date of the meeting. In the event of dissolution of the Northeastern Illinois Chapter, the officers shall, after paying or making provision for payment and discharge of all of the liabilities of the Chapter, distribute all of the remaining net assets of said Chapter to the American Statistical Association exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. The American Statistical Association is an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Constitution approved by member vote and effective on December 30, 2025]
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Last updated: 06/20/22