ISA LOS ANGELES CONSTITUTION
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ARTICLE 1 - NAME
Section 1. The name of the organization shall be the Los Angeles Section (hereinafter referred to a the SECTION) of the Instrument Society of America (hereinafter referred to as the SOCIETY). The SECTION is a non-profit corporation organized in the State of California in 1957. Original incorporation June 13, 1957. SECTION organized November 14, 1944.

ARTICLE 2 - OBJECTIVES
Section 1. The objectives of the SECTION shall be to advance and reinforce the arts and sciences related to the theory, design, manufacture and use of instrumentation, computers, and systems of measurement and control in the various sciences and technologies for the benefit of mankind.

ARTICLE 3 - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Any person interested in the objectives of the SOCIETY shall be eligible for selection to membership in any grade for which eligibility requirements are fulfilled, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in the SOCIETY Constitution and ByLaws.

Section 2. Membership grades in the SECTION shall be the same as those in the SOCIETY.

Section 3. Any individual member within the SOCIETY may be affiliated with the SECTION. A SOCIETY member may be a voting member of only one SECTION.

ARTICLE 4 - GOVERNMENT
Section 1. The officers of the SECTION shall be: President, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President - Programs, Honors and Awards Chairman, Vice President - Membership, Vice President - Education, Society Delegate.

Section 2. The officers, except as indicated, shall be elected annually and serve during the SECTION fiscal year beginning July 1.

Section 3. The officers shall constitute and EXECUTIVE BOARD responsible for the affairs, property and funds of the SECTION.

Section 4. No officer shall succeed him or herself except the Secretary, Treasurer and the Society Delegate. A term of office shall not be considered as less than one full SECTION fiscal year.

Section 5. If any officer shall, for an unreasonable time, fail or refuse to perform the duties of the office, the EXECUTIVE BOARD shall demand a resignation. If demand for resignation is refused or ignored the EXECUTIVE BOARD, by affirmative vote of six of its members, shall declare the office vacant.

Section 6. The EXECUTIVE BOARD shall immediately fill any officer vacancy, except President, by an affirmative vote of six of its members.

Section 7. Vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by the President-Elect or if declined then by the most immediate Past President or Past President predecessors, in order.

Section 8. The SECTION shall elect a Society Delegate to act on its behalf at meetings of the Council of Society Delegates and at the district meetings. The Delegate shall serve a term of two years. The EXECUTIVE BOARD shall designate an Alternate Delegate.

Section 9. The SECTION may employ and Executive Director to perform such duties as the EXECUTIVE BOARD may assign.

ARTICLE 5 - LIMITATIONS
Section 1. This SECTION is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these articles, the association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (A) by an association exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or (B) by an association contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or corresponding provision of any future Internal Revenue Law).

Section 2. The SECTION will make no endorsements of products, systems or services nor affiliate itself with or give support to any trades labor, political or sales organization.

ARTICLE 6 - AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Amendments of the Constitution may be proposed by a petition signed by twenty or more voting members of the SECTION or by resolution of the EXECUTIVE BOARD.

Section 2. Within thirty days of a resolution of the EXECUTIVE BOARD or the presentation of a petition to the EXECUTIVE BOARD, the Secretary shall mail - first class - to all voting members of the SECTION a ballot together with the proposed amendments and a statement of reasons. The voting period shall be thirty days following the mailing. The Secretary shall inform the EXECUTIVE BOARD of the results within forty five days of the mailing. An affirmative vote of the majority of the valid ballots returned shall be required for adoption.