Section 1. Any officer may be removed from office from willful failure to properly perform the duties of their office or any officer or member may be expelled from the association for any acts of a willful nature detrimental to the best interests of the association. The Board of Delegates shall bring any such removal or expulsion proceeding on 15 days written notice of specific charges mailed to the officers or member’s last known address.

Section 2. Before any officer can be removed from office or any officer or member expelled from the Association, in accordance with this article, written charges must be filed against the officer or member with the Secretary Treasurer for submission to the Board of Delegates. Such charges must be signed by 20 percent of the members of the Association in good standing and countersigned by 7 members of the Board of Delegates of this Association. The Officer or member against whom the charges have been filed may appear and shall be given the opportunity to answer the charges and may be questioned at length by any member of the Board of Delegates. A 2/3rds majority vote of the entire Board of Delegates shall be required for removal or expulsion. Such removal or expulsion shall be for duration to be determined by the Board of Delegates but in no event shall it exceed 3 years.