By-Laws of the
                        New Mexico Partnership for
                     Mathematics and Science Education
 
Section 1.  Membership
 
  A.   Membership in NMPMSE is open to all individuals who are
       interested in its purposes as described in Article II,
       Section 1, of the Articles of Incorporation. 
 
  B.   Applications for membership will be available at all
       meetings and may be submitted to any of the officers.
 
  C.   Membership renewal forms will be available at the Annual
       Business Meeting. 
 
  D.   Members not present at the Annual Business Meeting will be
       sent a membership renewal form with the notice for the
       following meeting.
 
  E.   All membership renewals must be submitted on or before the
       meeting following the Annual Business Meeting.
 
Section 2.  Board of Directors
 
  A.   Directors will serve for two years and may run for reelec
       tion.
 
  B.   Each year half, five mathematics and five science, of the
       Directors will be elected by the membership at the Annual
       Business Meeting.
 
  C.   Procedures for a 1994-5 transition period
 
    1. Directors filled by vacancies created in 1994 will serve
       until the Annual Business Meeting in 1995.
 
    2. All Directors' terms will expire at the Annual Business
       Meeting in 1995.
 
    3. The ten candidates, five mathematics and five science, who
       receive the most votes at the 1995 Annual Business Meeting
       will be elected to serve two year terms, and the remaining
       ten candidates will serve for one year.
 
Section 3.  Amendments
 
  The by-laws may be amended by the following procedures:
 
  A.   All amendments must be submitted in written form.
 
  B.   Any member(s) may propose amendments.
 
  C.   Proposed amendments may be presented at any meeting.
 
  D.   A vote will be taken from the membership present at the time
       the proposed amendment is submitted.
 
  E.   If a simple majority vote is received, the proposed amendment
       will be submitted to the entire membership by mail ballot
       within 30 days.
 
  F.   Amendments shall take effect at the next meeting when approved
       by a simple majority of those members who return a vote on or
       before that meeting.                                            
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