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Article III
Membership

Section 1: There shall be ten membership classifications: Section 1: There shall be ten nine membership classifications: (1)
(1) Active, (2) Associate, (3) Industry, (4) Institutional, (5) Active, (2) Associate, (3) Industry, (4) Institutional,
Contributing, (6) Paid Life, (7) Honorary Life, (8) Student, (5) Contributing, (6) (5) Paid Life, (7) (6) Honorary Life,
(9) Retired, and (10) International. (8) (7) Student, (9) (8) Retired, and (10) (9) International.

Article IV
Autonomy and Organizations

Section 4: No official action involving ACDA membership may Section 4: No official action involving ACDA membership may be
be taken without a regularly constituted or specially invoked taken without a regularly constituted or specially invoked meeting
meeting of the Executive Committee and/or the National of the Executive Committee and/or the National Board.
Board.

Section 6: International Chapters may be formed Section Eliminated
outside the regional structure. International Chapters
operate autonomously without regional membership or
representation.

Section 7: Any State with three hundred or more ACDA Section 7: Any State with a sustained membership of three
members may be organized as an Affiliate State Association hundred active members or more over the course of three
of the ACDA if this is the desire of the membership in the years may petition the National Board to become an
State. Any independent and previously established State Affiliate State Association of the ACDA if this is the desire of
Choral Directors association may become an Affiliate State the membership in the State. The State must meet the
Association. requirements, as specified in the Affiliate State Application
and Procedural Guide, and then complete an application
to be evaluated and voted upon by the National Board. Any
independent and previously established State Choral Directors
association may become apply to become an Affiliate State
Association. Should an affiliate state need to dissolve and
revert back to a state chapter, affiliate state leadership
must complete the disbandment process as specified in the
Affiliate State Procedural Guide.

Section 10: Affiliation of associations as described above Section Eliminated
shall require the approval of the Executive Committee and
the National Board of the ACDA.

Section Added

Section 13: The Association shall not discriminate based on
race, color, sex, language, religion, political affiliation, na-
tional or social origin, property, birth or other status such as
disability, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation,
gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic
or social circumstance.

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