Activities The Association May Not Undertake
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3.3 Activities The Association May Not Undertake:
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| 3.3.1 No Separate Newsletter:
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| The Association shall not
itself publish a newsletter for user group members, although it may
distribute information in written form to designated
representatives of member user groups and to the officers of member
user groups.
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| 3.3.2 No User Group Meetings:
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| The Association itself shall not hold meetings of individual computer users, other than
in conjunction with one or more member user groups, although
members of member user groups will be welcome at meetings of the
Association.
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| 3.3.3 Minimum Interference With Member User Groups:
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The
Association shall do everything reasonably possible
to avoid interference with the activities of member
user groups and to avoid superseding member user
groups. |
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| 3.3.4 Nonprofit Character; Distribution of Earnings:
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| No part of the net earning of the Association shall inure to the
benefit of, or be distributable to its members, directors,
officers, or other private persons, except that the Association
shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation
for services rendered other than as directors or officers and to
make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set
forth. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the
Association shall not carry on any other activities not permitted
to be carried on: (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income
tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
(or the corresponding provision of any future United States
Internal Revenue Law or other provision if the Association
qualifies as a nonprofit corporation under such other section) or:
(b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under
section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal
Revenue laws).
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3.3.5 No Positions on Issues:
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The Association shall
itself take no position on issues, whether concerning the use of
personal computers, policies towards user groups, or any other
topic. However, it may, upon direction of its Board of Directors,
when authorized to do so by the member user groups involved, pass
on the positions of those member user groups that had provided a
written statement of position to the Association and asked the
Association to distribute such position statements. No substantial
part of the activities of the Association shall be the carrying on
of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation,
and the Association shall not participate in, or intervene in
(including the publishing or distribution of statements), any
political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. |