Petition for a Section Charter Form

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Members interested in starting a new section must first submit a Petition for a Section Charter form. All individuals interested in starting a new AACE section must be current AACE members in good standing.

A petitioning section must also draft section bylaws. You should start with the sample bylaws provided on this page.

Petition for a Section Charter forms and bylaws will be reviewed by AACE staff and Board of Directors to assess the request against identified member needs and potential impacts to existing AACE sections.

Petitioners should be aware that completion and submission of the form does not guarantee that AACE will form the requested section. Additionally, charter petitions and bylaws that have successfully completed the review process will be voted on by the AACE Board of Directors.

TERMS & CONDITIONS AGREEMENT AFFIRMATION (you will be required to agree below): By completing this petition form, I understand that this is no guarantee that the proposed section will be grated a charter. I acknowledge that I have been granted permission from all of the names I include within the Petition for a Section Charter have been given to me freely by the individuals and that they, too, are interested in forming this section.

You further agree that you and the other five (5) petitioners, in accordance with Article VII, Section 1 of the AACE International Bylaws that all petitioners reside within the boundaries of the proposed Section:

ARTICLE VII—SECTIONS

Section 1. Application for the establishment of a Section shall be made to the Association by a petition signed by at least five (5) members residing within the boundaries of the proposed Section.

I agree to the terms & conditions of this request.

Lead Petitioner

The following information is required begin the Petition for a Section Charter process:

Enter your AACE ID#

Enter your email address

Lead petitioner's email address

Enter your name

Ex. First Last Name

Section Area

The following information is required to complete the Petition for a Section Charter form.

The name of the new section shall be:

Ex. First Last Name

The geographic boundaries of this new section shall be:

Ex. First Last Name

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Petitioners:

Enter Petitioner #2 AACE ID#

Enter Petitioner #2 email address

Email address

Enter Petitioner #2 name

Ex. First Last Name

Enter Petitioner #3 AACE ID#

Enter Petitioner #3 email address

Email address

Enter Petitioner #3 name

Ex. First Last Name

Enter Petitioner #4 AACE ID#

Enter Petitioner #4 email address

Email address

Enter Petitioner #4 name

Ex. First Last Name

Enter Petitioner #5 AACE ID#

Enter Petitioner #5 email address

Email address

Enter Petitioner #5 name

Ex. First Last Name

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Section Bylaws

Each potential section is required to also submit the proposed bylaws of the section at the time the section is petitioning to be grated a charter.

Start with the Sample Section Bylaws and make appropriate changes. If the proposed section bylaws are not in compliance with AACE International, your Regional Director will work with you on any portion of the bylaws that need to be changed in order to get the bylaws in compliance.

Remember, the section bylaws are the governing document for the section.

Section Bylaws

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