Purposes
The House of Delegates is a representative body of the membership that:

• Approves AMTA position statements as per policy
• Makes recommendations to the National Board of Directors, as per policy, regarding:
  1. MTA bylaws
  2. AMTA’s mission and goals
  3. Matters internal to the HOD
  4. Business of the Association in general
  5. Hears reports pertinent to the business of the HOD

Composition

• Candidate(s) for Delegate(s) must be Professional Classification members in good standing, and may be a candidate for Delegate only in the chapter to which they are assigned.
• Members of the National Board of Directors, National Standing Committee Chairs, and National Commission Chairs shall not be eligible to serve as members of the House of Delegates for their Chapters.
• Candidates running for the National Board of Directors shall not be eligible to serve as members of the House of Delegates for their Chapters. Should an individual choose to become a candidate after being elected as a Delegate, he/she must resign as a Delegate upon submitting their candidate application.
• Delegates and alternates shall be elected each year at any chapter meeting.
• The delegate shall serve a term of office from January 1 through December 31 of the year of the HOD meeting in which he is a representative.
• The delegate shall serve no more than two consecutive elected terms.
• A candidate for Delegate shall not have been removed from any Chapter or National office/position within the last twelve months.
• A vacancy in the position of delegate may be established through resignation, disqualification, disablement, or death prior to the regular end of term of office.
• The alternate receiving the most votes in the election of Delegates shall fill a vacancy in the position of Delegate.
• The number of Delegates allotted to each Chapter shall be determined each year according to policy.
• A chapter may not have more than five (5) Delegates.

Meetings

• The HOD shall convene annually at the National Convention.
• The Moderator of the HOD shall be appointed by the President. The duties of the Moderator shall be to conduct the meeting of the HOD while it is in official session at the National Convention.

Quorum and Voting

• A majority of delegate’s points when the HOD convenes shall constitute a quorum.
• If members withdraw, leaving less than a quorum, the HOD may continue to do business with the provision that any action taken is approved by at least a majority of that quorum.
• Each credentialed delegate shall be entitled to only one vote when voting on the business of the HOD.
• Each individual delegate vote shall be multiplied by the number of points assigned to that delegate.
• The number of points assigned to a delegate is determined by dividing the number of professional classification members assigned to the chapter, according to the January 1 census, by the number of delegates per chapter.
• Each credentialed delegate shall be entitled to only one vote when considering parliamentary questions and in adopting the Agenda and the rules of the HOD.
• Direction on how to vote by the chapter board, chapter delegation or by vote of the membership shall not be binding upon the delegate.