BYLAWS
ASSOCIATION FOR MORMON LETTERS
Revised 25 February 2006

Section 1. Purpose
The purpose of the Association for Mormon Letters, established by its articles of incorporation which have been officially filed with the State of Utah, is to foster scholarly and creative work and interest in the field of Mormon letters and to promote fellowship and communication among scholars, critics, writers, editors, booksellers, and readers interested in Mormon literature. These bylaws are established to define policy as directed by the articles of incorporation.

Section 2. Membership and dues
As directed by the articles of incorporation, membership shall consist of persons who have paid annual dues; each person whose dues have been currently paid shall be entitled to a vote in all elections and other business affairs of the Association.

The categories of membership and the dues appropriate to each are:

Category Annual Dues
Regular $ 25.00
Student 20.00
Husband/wife 30.00
Contributin 100.00
Sustaining 250.00

Section 3. Nomination and election of officers
The officers shall be nominated by a committee selected by the Governing Board of the Association, which by the articles of incorporation consists of all duly elected and appointed officers of the Association. A slate of candidates shall be presented to the membership at an annual meeting of the Association which has been announced by email, by posting to the AML email list, and by notification in Irreantum as soon as the date of the meeting is known. Nominations shall also be accepted from the floor during this meeting. The eligible members present shall elect the officers by majority vote.

Section 4. Officers, terms, and duties
According to the articles of incorporation, the officers of the Association shall consist of a president and such other officers as the bylaws shall call for, which shall not be fewer than three. These bylaws herewith establish the following officers.

President: serving for a term of one year.

Past president: the present shall, upon completion of his year in office, serve an additional year on the Governing Board as past president, with the specific responsibility of organizing the annual conference of the Association.

President-elect (first vice president): elected as first vice president for one year to serve the following year as president.

Secretary: appointed by the Governing Board to serve at the pleasure of the board, to maintain the correspondence of the Association and to conduct the business meeting at the annual conference.

Board members: six persons shall be elected for three year terms to sit as members of the Governing Board. They shall be elected for alternating terms so that a third of them shall join the Board in any one year.

Ex-officio officers (non-voting officers):

Treasurer: appointed by the Governing Board to maintain Membership records and financial proceedings.

Newsletter editor: appointed by the Governing Board to serve at the pleasure of the board, to edit the quarterly newsletter of the association.

Webmaster: appointed by the Governing Board to serve at the pleasure of the board, to oversee all duties pertaining to the AML website and the AML lists.

Awards chair: appointed by the Governing Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board, to oversee the Awards process.

Proceedings editor: appointed by the Governing Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board, to edit, publish, and distribute to Association Members the annual volume of proceedings of the Association.

In the event that an emergency arises in which candidates for president and for president-elect cannot be found, and there is no past president serving, the business of the Association for Mormon Letters may be conducted by a committee of an uneven number of five or more board members.

Assignments of governing board members may include the following:

publicity, recruiting, small events
liaison to other organizations publications
liaison to AML chapters outside the Wasatch Front area
academic liaison (annual meeting call for papers)
writers conference (schedule and arrangements)
annual meeting (schedule and arrangements)
Irreantum liaison
contests and awards
film liaison
and other assignments as the conducting of AML business requires.


Section 5. Meetings
An annual meeting for conducting the business of the Association and for furthering its purposes in other ways shall be called by the Governing Board. All members will be notified of this meeting by email, by posting to the AML email list, and by notification in Irreantum as soon as the date of the meeting is known.

Section 6. Activities and business
The Governing Board shall organize and conduct such other activities and business as shall seem appropriate to the purpose of the Association.

Section 7. Committees and associate officers
The Board shall have the authority to appoint associate officers, committee chairpersons, and committee members to carry out the business of the Association. Terms of offices for such persons will be determined by the Board.