Delegate Assembly

July 12, 2024, Kansas City, Missouri

Delegate Assembly is ASCA's business meeting. Delegate Assembly voting delegates must be current ASCA members at the time of the meeting. In addition, voting delegates must meet the requirements in ASCA's bylaws (Article IV) and policies.

SCAs may send as many participants as they wish to LDI and Delegate Assembly.  There is no cost to attend this meeting, but all participants must be active ASCA members at the time of the event. 

Delegate Assembly will only be in-person in Kansas City, Missouri. Those designated as Voting Delegates must be in person in Atlanta for Delegate Assembly. 

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 1.

IV-1a. The Delegate Assembly shall be composed of voting members of the ASCA Board of Directors and delegates of the chartered Divisions as described in ASCA policies and procedures that address Delegate Representation.

IV-1b. Division delegates shall be selected in any manner that a Division chooses; however, delegates must be Professional or Retired members of ASCA. 

IV-1c. A Division shall submit to ASCA’s Corporate Treasurer the names and addresses of its delegates to the Delegate Assembly. 

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2. Functions of the Delegate Assembly. 

IV-2a. The Delegate Assembly represents the ASCA membership. 

IV-2b. The Delegate Assembly identifies current issues, trends and concerns that inform the Ends policies of the Association. 

IV-2c. The Delegate Assembly provides recommendations to the Board of Directors, committees and task forces. 

IV-2d. The Delegate Assembly reviews and votes on proposed revisions to ASCA Bylaws. 

IV-2e. The Delegate Assembly performs such other functions as may be in the best interest of ASCA, not in conflict with the Bylaws and specifically assigned to it by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3. Meetings of the Delegate Assembly. 

IV-3a. The Delegate Assembly shall meet annually. Additional meetings may be called by majority vote of the Board of Directors.

IV-3b. Two-Thirds of the members of the Delegate Assembly must be present to constitute a quorum. 

IV-3c. Each member of the Delegate Assembly shall have one vote. Decisions of the Delegate Assembly shall be made by a simple majority vote except in cases involving issues that require a greater majority, as defined in ASCA Bylaws and policies and procedures that address Governance. 

IV-3d. Meetings of the Delegate Assembly shall be conducted in accordance with standing rules adopted by the Delegates.