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Constitution - Teamsters Local 399

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ART. IX, SEC. 7<br />

two-thirds (2/3) of all of the members of the General<br />

Executive Board deem it necessary. The General<br />

Executive Board shall establish the rules and procedures<br />

for the calling and holding of Special Conventions,<br />

including the right to determine the issues that may be<br />

considered by the delegates. The General Executive<br />

Board shall identify such issues in the Notice calling a<br />

Special Convention, if appropriate.<br />

If such Special Convention is called more than twelve<br />

(12) months before the next regular Convention, such<br />

Special Convention shall have the power to change any<br />

provision of the <strong>Constitution</strong> (subject to the provisions<br />

of Article III, Section 9 and any limitation determined by<br />

the General Executive Board pursuant to the previous<br />

paragraph) except the provision dealing with the terms<br />

of office for officers set forth in Article IV, Section 1(d)<br />

and the provisions of Article V dealing with salaries and<br />

expenses of officers. The delegates to any such Special<br />

Convention shall be those members who were delegates<br />

to the most recent Convention of the International<br />

Union.<br />

However, if such Special Convention is called within<br />

twelve (12) months of the next regular Convention, such<br />

Special Convention shall be in place and instead of the<br />

next regular Convention, and shall have the power to<br />

take all actions that could be taken at a regularly constituted<br />

Convention. In such event, the delegates shall be<br />

elected in the manner set forth in Article III, Section 5 of<br />

this <strong>Constitution</strong>.<br />

International Union officers, and one (1) delegate<br />

from each Joint Council and State Conference who has<br />

been appointed pursuant to Article III, Section 5(d), shall<br />

be delegates to any Special Convention and shall be enti-<br />

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