Massachusetts Nurses Association

“The members vote for their Board of Directors and make governing decisions at their annual convention.”

“The Board of Directors determines the compensation for their organization's President, directors and management. This process includes review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision.”

“The Board of Directors has delegated the responsibility for reviewing, approving and signing the Form 990 to the President. The Form 990 is made available to any director upon request.”

“The organizational governing documents, financial statements and Form 990 are available upon request to the general public.”

“The MNA is directed and run by the membership with an elected board of directors and a grassroots organizational structure. With regional councils in five different regions of the state, members have an opportunity to become involved in the MNA on local issues and concerns. The MNA also provides members with an opportunity to influence nursing and other healthcare issues on a national level.”

“ARTICLE V - Board of Directors Section 3: Term of Office a. Officers and directors are declared elected at the end of the annual business meeting of the MNA or 30 days after the election results have been certified, whichever is sooner and hold office for three years or until successors are declared elected. b. A member who has served more than a half a term in any office shall be deemed to have served that term. c. In case of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice President shall become President. The Board of Directors shall fill vacancies in the office of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer by appointment. The Board of Directors shall fill all other vacancies for the unexpired term by appointment. d. The non-voting member representing each of the Congresses shall be selected by those respective groups and affirmed by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII - Elections Section 1: Schedule of elections. Beginning in 2016, the terms of office for all elected positions will be three years. The election cycle for MNAs general election will consist of two consecutive years where elections involving the individual offices grouped as group A and B will be conducted, followed by a null year where no general elections are held. The new election cycle will begin in 2016 with the election of Group B. a. Group A: The President, Collective Bargaining Unit member; Secretary, Collective Bargaining Unit member; Director from each region, Collective Bargaining Unit member; four At-Large Directors, Collective Bargaining Unit members; three At-Large Directors, General; one Collective Bargaining Unit member who is a non-RN health care Professional; five members of the Nominations and Elections Committee representing each region; five members of the Bylaws Committee; five members of each Congress and two members of the Center for Ethics and Human Rights shall be elected in the year immediately following the election of members in Group B. b. Group B: The Vice President, Collective Bargaining Unit member; the Treasurer, Collective Bargaining Unit member; a Director from each region, Collective Bargaining Unit member; three At-Large Directors, Collective Bargaining Unit members; four At-Large Directors, General; five members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections representing each region; five members of the Bylaws Committee; four members of each Congress and two members of the Center for Ethics and Human Rights shall be elected in the year following null year with no general election. c. Two At-large Regional Council members shall be elected by the Regional Council membership in MNAs general election, during each year where elections take place in MNAs general election cycle. d. Members shall be considered eligible to hold only one elective office in MNA at any one time, though they may run for more than one office. ARTICLE III - Regional Councils Section 5: Governance b. At-large members shall be elected by the Regional Councils membership in MNAs general election. Two at-large members shall be elected in MNAs general election, during each year where elections take place in the election cycle. ARTICLE VI - Standing Committees Section 1: Definition There shall be Standing Committees on Bylaws, Finance, and Nominations and Elections. Section 2: Composition a. A standing committee shall be composed of ten members with representation from each region. b. The Finance Committee shall consist of five members of the Board of Directors, four of whom shall be from the Collective Bargaining Unit positions, one of whom shall be the Treasurer, who shall act as chair, and five MNA members-at-large, three of whom shall be from the Collective Bargaining Units. Members shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the Board of Directors. c. The Committee on Nominations and Elections and the Bylaws Committee shall each consist of ten members, five of whom shall be elected annually by the membership, with representation from each region.”