1 | WHEREAS, the IAFF Constitution & By-Laws |
2 | expressly requires each elected delegate and alternate |
3 | delegate to establish his/her identity by presenting to |
4 | the Credentials Committee the “original form of |
5 | official credential signed by the president and |
6 | secretary-treasurer of the local union or other |
7 | subordinate body of which he/she is a delegate”; and |
8 | WHEREAS, technology has evolved to the point |
9 | that the credential/registration process can be more |
10 | thoroughly administered and tracked via integration |
11 | with our membership database; and |
12 | WHEREAS, the IAFF has instituted an online |
13 | credential/registration process that utilizes an |
14 | electronic signature and does not require the use of |
15 | paper credentials; therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That the first sentence of Article IV, |
17 | Section 5, paragraph 1 be replaced with the following |
18 | text: |
19 | “Each elected delegate and alternate delegate |
20 | shall establish his/her identity and right to a |
21 | voice and vote in the convention by presenting |
22 | to the Credentials Committee not later than |
23 | 5:00 p.m. on the first day of the convention, in |
24 | person or through a member of his/her |
25 | delegation, by either an IAFF membership |
26 | card, driver’s license or passport.” |
Submitted by: IAFF Executive Board
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