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Article IV, Section 2(c) - Confirmation of Presidential Nominations (White Book)
Amendment to Article IV, Section 2 (c) to read as follows: "At its first meeting following the election and at any time during the term of office, the Executive Committee shall act on the nominations for the chairpersons of the various standing committees as presented by the President."
Article IV, Section 6(b) Removal Procedures (White Book)
AMEND Article IV, to add a Section 6(c) to read as follows: "For any officers who shall be absent from three (3) consecutive meetings without notice or explanation to the Secretary or President, or who shall not perform the required duties for three (3) consecutive months, or who shall be absent from any six (6) meetings in a twelve month period, the National Office is to be notified by any member of the Executive Committee by way of a petition signed by any three members of the Executive Committee. If the President or Secretary is in violation, then any three members of the Executive Committee shall sign the petition. The National Office shall recommend that the National Board of Directors remove said officer at its next meeting following receipt of the petition
Article V, Section 13 Clarify Life Membership Affiliation (White Book)
AMEND Article V, Section 13 of the White Book to be renamed "Life Members, Life Subscribing Members and Members‑at‑Large" and read as follows: "In order to run for branch office or vote in branch or state conference elections, unaffiliated life members, subscribing life members and members‑at‑large must be actively affiliated with the branch at least 180 days prior to any meeting at which they are nominated for office. They must be actively affiliated with the branch at least thirty (30) days prior to any meeting at which they seek to vote. The term "actively affiliated" means that the individual must have requested, in writing, that his or her membership be transferred to the branch. The request must be made directly to the National Office. The National Office must notify the Branch in writing within thirty (30) days of receiving notification".
Technical Resolution to Clarify Article VII, Section 6 - Branch Assessments (White Book
AMEND Article VII, Section 6 to clarify state and regional conference assessments by deleting paragraph (a) and renaming paragraph (c) to paragraph (a) and amending paragraph (a) to read: "Whenever the branch comes within the jurisdiction of a state or regional conference, the branch assessment for support of the state or regional conference shall be paid into the treasury of the state or regional conference. The amount of such assessments shall be determined by the state or regional conference with the approval of the National Board of Directors."
Community Alternatives Pilot
The National Office should review this project to determine if it should become national in scope and work to amend local statutes that criminalize African Americans.
Agricultural Migrant Workers’ Overtime Pay
The NAACP pursue efforts to change the Federal Wage and Hour Law that would legally require seasonal agricultural migrant workers to be eligible for overtime pay after working forty (40) hours per work week in lieu of the current sixty (60) hours.
United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) Loan Program Acceleration (Foreclosure)
The NAACP continue to work in opposition to United States Department of Agriculture‑Rural Development (USDA‑RD) discriminatory actions and practices against people of color.
Support of Reparations Research, Policy Development, Programs and Litigation
The Convention re-affirm the previous policy of the NAACP adopted in 1997 on Reparations H.R. 40 for African Americans.
Reaffirming Reparations H.R. 40
NAACP officers and members be encouraged to work with and join groups dedicated to realizing reparations for African Americans such as the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA) which is based in Washington, DC, with chapters throughout North America, the Caribbean and West Africa (including participating in activities such as circulating petitions in support of H.R. 40; participating in lobbying days on Capitol Hill; in appeals to the United Nations; and in fundraising efforts, etc.), and shall be granted all voting rights in branch matters except those as prescribed in branch elections, Article V.
Support of Full Home Rule to the Citizens of the District of Columbia
The Convention re-affirm the previous policy of the NAACP adopted in 1978 on House Joint Resolution 554.
Health as a Standing Committee in the Constitution for Youth Councils
Amendment to Article V regarding health as a standing committee in the constitution for youth councils.
Health as a Standing Committee in the Constitution for College Chapters
Amendment to Article V regarding health as a standing committee in the constitution for college chapters.