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Constitution for Chapters IX Meetings 6. Approval of Proposed Activities Without Meeting. Requests by chapter members for Leadership Board approval of proposed chapter activities or funding may be granted by the Leadership Board without a meeting if the President, or any two elected Leadership Board members, determine that approval of the activity is needed before the next scheduled chapter meeting. For a proposed activity or funding to be approved in this manner, a majority of all of the elected Leadership Board members must approve the specific proposal. All such approvals shall be reported at the next chapter meeting and documented in the minutes of such meeting. Approval for funding of proposed chapter activities and other chapter-related matters is the responsibility of the elected chapter leadership board members. Advisory board members and chapter members do not have voting rights for these chapter-related matters. (Note: A non-elected member who is appointed to a vacated elected position during the year has voting rights.) All elected chapter leaders on the leadership board have equal voting rights (one vote per person) regardless of their position on the leadership board. A vote passes only if more than half of the elected leaders at a valid chapter meeting vote in the affirmative. (Remember, a meeting is valid only if a quorum, or simple majority, of all elected leaders are present.) In case of a tie, the vote is defeated and does not pass. Requests by chapter members for leadership board approval of proposed chapter activities or funding may be voted on by the chapter leadership board without a meeting if the president, or any two elected leadership board members, determine that approval of the activity is needed before the next scheduled chapter meeting. In these situations, a simple majority of all of the elected leadership board members must approve the request, and these approvals must be reported at the next chapter meeting and documented in the minutes. Note: All chapter members who are Thrivent Financial benefit or associate members may vote for the chapter leadership board members.