Purpose of the National Convention
The Annual Convention of the Association shall establish policies and
programs of action for the ensuing year. all actions of the Convention
on questions of policy and programs, which are not contrary to the
Constitution, shall be binding on the Board of Directors, the Executive
Committee, the Officers and all Units, except as hereinafter provided.
No resolution for change of policy or program of action shall be in
order unless it shall have been favorably voted upon at regular
legislative meetings of a Unit in good standing, or has been submitted
by the President and CEO. The resolutions for policy or program change
must be certified by the President and Secretary of the Unit, and
received by the President and CEO in the National Office by May 1st
annually. The Convention shall act on all such proposed program or
policy changes during its Legislative Sessions.