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[[strikethrough]] I hereby certify that the following provisions of the Constitution of The National Congress of American Indians, as amended September 2, 1955, were amended to read as here shown pursuant to unanimous adoption by the 14th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians,
Claremore, Oklahoma, November 1, 1957. 

Frank Parker, Recording
Secretary, N C A I [[/strikethrough]]

(Seal) amendment I ->
ARTICLE IV, [[strikethrough]] Nomination and Election of Officers [[/strikethrough]]
Sections 1 [[strikethrough]] and 2 changed as follows [[/strikethrough]] [[shorthand notation]]

[[strikethrough]] Section 1.[[/strikethrough]] "Nominations. Nominations for President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Third Vice-President and Recording Secretary shall be made from the floor of the Convention. Only members in good standing shall qualify for nomination or election."
[[left margin]] ✓ [[/left margin]]

[[strikethrough]] Section 2.[[/strikethrough]] ArtI IV ✓ Const etc. Elections. The President, First Vice President, Second Vice-
President, Third-Vice President and Recording Secretary shall be elected by secret ballot, by a majority vote of all members present and voting.

Article V, [[strikethrough]] Executive Council [[/strikethrough]] 
Section 1 [[strikethrough]] changed as follows:[[/strikethrough]] 

Section 1. Membership. The Executive Council shall consist of one duly certified representative of each tribe which is a member tribe in addition to the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President, the Third Vice-President, Recording Secretary and the Treasurer, each of whom shall hold office until his successor is certified or elected and qualified. In addition, the members of the present Executive Council shall serve until their terms are completed. Each member shall have one vote.

Art V Sec 3  3rd VP Subsection
Section 4. [[strikethrough]] Powers, paragraph [[/strikethrough]] (g) [[strikethrough]] changed as follows: [[/strikethrough]] 

g. To fill vacancies of officers for the balance of unexpired terms, except that upon the death or resignation of the President his office shall be filled by the First Vice-President, and the Second Vice-President shall thereupon become First Vice-President and the Third Vice-President shall thereupon become Second Vice-President.

Art V Section 5. [[strikethrough]] Quorum, changed as follows: [[/strikethrough]] 

[[strikethrough]] Section 5. [[/strikethrough]] Quorum. One-third (1/3) of the membership shall constitute a quorum.

Transcription Notes:
Reopened to fix the many mistakes left by reviewer. Please reread before completing. Capitals left out on several words, too. Also just keep typing the entire paragraph, don't follow where words end in the text, just keep going.