American Political Science Association

“Anyone with an interest in developing and/or expanding an awareness and understanding of political science is welcome to become a member. Individual members range from professionals to high school teachers to students and college faculty. Members can also be graduate or undergraduate departments, community colleges and high schools as well as libraries, research institutes, centers, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, and embassies in the us and around the world. With members residing in over 100 countries worldwide, the american political science association is the world's largest professional organization for the study of politics. Through apsa's extraordinary range of programs and services for individuals, departments, and institutions, the association brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors.”

“The elective officers, except the president, shall be chosen by vote of the members of the association attending the annual business meeting, a quorum being present, provided that whenever there is a contest for any elected office or offices such elections shall be conducted by mail ballot of the entire individual membership. In the latter event the executive director shall distribute ballots within thirty (30) days following the annual business meeting and under such other conditions as the council may prescribe, and he or she shall count only ballots returned within thirty (30) days following distribution; each contested election, except as specified below for the president-elect, shall be determined by a plurality of those voting on the particular office; if the number of nominees for the set of vice-presidencies or for council membership exceeds the number of offices constitutionally to be filled, all such nominees shall appear on the mail ballot, members shall be entitled to vote for a number equal to the number of offices in the set, and the nominees ranking highest in the poll, in a number equal to the number of offices, shall be declared elected. The president-elect shall be chosen by the above method only if there are two and only two nominees for the office. Should there be three or more nominees for president-elect, ballots for that office shall be so designed as to enable members to designate their rank-ordered preferences by placing numbers beside the names of the nominees ("1" for first preference, "2" for second preference, and so on for each nominee). If no nominee receives at least fifty-percent-plus-one of the first preferences, other preferences shall be added from the first-preference ballots of each eliminated nominee according to the standard method of the alternative vote system, which shall be prescribed by the council in advance of nominations, until one nominee receives at least fifty-percent-plus-one of the aggregated preferences and is declared the winner. The president-elect shall automatically succeed to the office of president upon the completion of the president's term, or upon the occurrence of one of the contingencies provided for in section 3 of this article. The terms of elective officers, except members of the council and the treasurer, shall extend for one year measured from the end of the program of the annual meeting, except that an officer's term shall in no event expire until his or her successor assumes office. The terms of members of the council shall extend for two years, similarly calculated, and one-half shall expire each year. The term of the treasurer shall also extend for two years, similarly calculated.”

“The membership of the association duly assembled in the annual business meeting or in a special meeting called shall consider policy questions brought to it, and may vote to confirm, revise, or repeal the action of the council, or any officer. Whenever one-third or more of those present and voting at the annual business meeting vote to repeal, revise, or substitute the judgment of the meeting for an act or recommendation of the council or of any officer, the question shall be submitted to the entire membership in a mailed, secret ballot under conditions prescribed by the council and shall be determined by a majority of those voting by mail on the question. One hundred members shall constitute a quorum for the annual business meeting. The association shall meet annually at a time and place designated by the council. The council and the officers shall make every effort to acquaint the members with the business of the association and with the issues involved in the agenda of the annual business meeting or in a ballot by mail, and to provide sufficient time at business meetings for deliberations and votes.”

“After a first review by corporate officers, a copy of the form 990 is made available to the council for their review prior to filing. The council members are instructed to contact the executive director or finance director if they have any questions regarding the return. After a reasonable period of time, the forms are filed if there are no further questions.”

“Officers, employees, committee members, committee chairs, and council members are subject to the conflict of interest policy. On an annual basis, all applicable members are provided a copy of the conflict of interest policy and are required to complete and sign the acknowledgement and disclosure form. Oversight of the process is performed by the staff liaison to the council (the program assistant for governance) under the direction of the executive director. In matters involving officers, reports of conflicts shall be made to the apsa administrative committee who will make the determination as to whether a conflict exists and what subsequent action is appropriate. The involved party shall be recused from participating in debates and voting on the matter. Matters involving employees shall be resolved by the executive director in consultation with the administrative committee. Matters involving committee members and committe chairs are reported to the executive director and resolved in consultation with the administrative committee.”

“Compensation arrangements are established upon the hiring of the executive director and are reviewed on a five year basis by the president and the administrative committee. The executive director's compensation is reviewed and approved by the president and the administrative committee, provided that persons with conflicts of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue are not involved in this review and approval. Data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in comparable positions at similar organizations is used as a basis to review and approve compensation. Compensation decisions for key employees are subject to the same process. There is contemporaneous documentation and recordkeeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.”

“The american political science association (apsa) has established sections of organized subfields within the organization called organized sections. Presently, apsa has 40 organized sections ranging in topics from legislative studies to politics and literature, and human rights. Sections were formed to help advance the goals of apsa, particularly its objective to encourage the study of political science and provide members with outlets for research and opportunities for scholarship. Organized sections are components of apsa as a whole, and are bound by its constitution and legal status. Organized sections have a set of by-laws, elected leadership, and maintain a checking account under the tax identification number of apsa. Expense reports are submitted to apsa on an annual basis.”

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