Article 1: Name
The organization shall be known as the College Band Directors National Association.

Article 2: Purpose
The purpose of the organization is to assist members in seeking individual and collective growth as musicians, educators, conductors, and administrators.

1. Active.
1. College/university band directors including Associate and Assistant directors, directors of a military service bands, community bands, school bands, etc - active or retired.
2. Former college/university band directors now engaged in college/university music education, administration or related areas.
3. Honorary Life Members.
2. Associate.
1. Music industry - one member of the firm shall be designated as representative to the Association.
2. Student - graduate or undergraduate who is actively involved in band activities and development.
3. Rights and Privileges.
1. Only active members shall be entitled to vote on Association business and to hold elected office. Active membership is maintained through payment of annual dues.
2. Active members upon retirement from their institution shall be entitled to a reduced dues assessment.
3. Honorary Life Membership may be conferred upon active members by the Board of Directors as a form of formal recognition of exemplary contributions to the welfare of college and university bands.
4. Associate members do not have voting rights and may not hold elected office in the Association; they may attend all CBDNA functions (with the exception of Business Sessions) and shall receive all CBDNA publications
5. Student membership is valid only during the period when the student is enrolled in graduate or undergraduate collegiate activities.

Article 4: Officers
The national officers shall consist of President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer and Divisional Presidents. Together with the two most recent Past Presidents and the Honorary Life President, they shall constitute the Board of Directors.

Article 5: Conferences
The CBDNA shall meet in National Conference biennially beginning with the 1966-67 academic year, the time and place to be determined by the Board of Directors. The Divisional Conferences shall be held in alternate years, the time and place to be determined by the Divisional membership.

Concerts and instructive sessions presented at the National and Divisional Conferences shall be open to all members of CBDNA and their invited guests. Business sessions of the Association shall be open to active members only or by special invitation of the Board of Directors.

1. Active.
1. Active Membership: $85.00
2. Retired Active Membership: $20.00
3. Honorary Life Membership: ----
2. Associate.
1. Music Industry: $125.00
2. Student: $20.00
3. - The National Office shall return a minimum sum in the amount of $2,500 to each division during the first year of the biennium (the two-year period immediately following a National Conference).
   - The Secretary-Treasurer shall collect all dues.
   - The Board of Directors may appropriate a sum up to $10.00 per active member for the commissioning of new compositions for the wind band.
   - The fiscal year for CBDNA shall run from October 1 to September 30. The membership year shall be the same.
   - The terms of administrative office on both the National and Divisional level shall run from the close of one National Conference to the close of the succeeding Conference.

Article 7: Revisions of Amendments
Proposed amendments to CBDNA Constitution and Bylaws may be presented to the Board of Directors by either the Constitution Committee or by any officer of the Association at the time of the National Conference. The Board of Directors shall then determine by a majority vote which amendments shall be circulated to all members of active status within two weeks of the termination of the National Conference. Ballots shall be returned to the chairman of the election committee for tabulation within four weeks of the termination of the National Conference. An Amendment must receive two-thirds of the votes cast to pass. An approved amendment becomes effective immediately, unless otherwise stated in the amendment.

BYLAWS

1. President. It shall be the duty of the President to organize the National Conference and to preside at all general meetings thereof. The President shall appoint a parliamentarian to each business session. It shall be the duty of the President to represent the CBDNA at other conferences or appoint a representative in his place when the Association is invited to send a delegate.
2. President-Elect. It shall be the duty of the President-Elect to assume the duties of the President in his absence. It shall furthermore be the duty of the President-Elect to serve as chairman of Board of Directors meetings and to coordinate membership activities.
3. Vice-President. It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assume the duties of the President in the absence of the President and the President-Elect. It shall furthermore be the duty of the Vice-President to administer and coordinate the activities of the National Committees.
4. Secretary-Treasurer. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to perform the normal duties of a recording secretary and treasurer.

1. The President shall serve from the time of assuming office at the end of one National Conference to the end of the next.
2. The President-Elect shall automatically accede to the office of President, and the Vice-President shall automatically accede to the office of President-Elect.
3. Two candidates for the office of Vice-President shall be nominated and one shall be elected through the following procedure:
1. Only those who have served or are serving as Divisional Presidents and, those who have served as National Secretary-Treasurer for a period of six years or longer, shall be eligible for nomination. Past National Presidents are not eligible.
2. The Secretary-Treasurer shall have circulated to the active membership by mail a certified list of the names of those eligible, at least two months and not more than four months before the National Conference. This list will serve as a ballot on which each member may, and should, nominate two persons for the office. The ballot must be returned to the Secretary-Treasurer at least three weeks prior to the opening of the National Conference.
3. The nominating committee shall consist of at least five members. The National President and all past National Presidents in attendance at the National Conference shall serve on the nominating committee, with the most immediate Past President in attendance serving as chairman. In the event there are fewer than five qualified members for this committee, the current President shall appoint enough members to make a full committee. The committee will receive from the Secretary-Treasurer the ballots and the tally, and using them as a guide shall nominate two persons with their consent, including (without designation) the one receiving the highest number of votes in the nomination balloting. The second nominee must be selected from among the five in this tally.
4. The election shall be via electronic means as determined by the Board of Directors. Electronic ballots will be made available to all members of active status within four weeks of the termination of the National Conference. Ballot results shall be returned to the chairman of the election committee for tabulation within six weeks of the termination of the National Conference.
4. Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.
5. Divisional Officers. The Divisional officers shall consist of President, President-Elect, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer. The President-Elect shall automatically accede to the office of President, and the Vice-President shall automatically accede to the office of President-Elect. Divisional Vice-Presidents shall be nominated at the Divisional Conferences. The Divisional President will select a nominating committee who will submit two names for the office of Vice-President. The election shall be by secret ballot. This ballot shall be circulated to all active Divisional members within two weeks of the termination of the Divisional Conference. Ballots shall be returned to the Divisional Secretary-Treasurer for tabulation within four weeks of the termination of the Divisional Conference. The newly elected Divisional Vice-President shall assume office at the next National Conference.
1. The Divisional President shall appoint a Secretary-Treasurer.
2. It shall be the duty of the Divisional President to organize and supervise the activities within his division. Divisional Presidents shall write letters of appointment to all officers of the Division, shall submit to the National President a list of Division officers, including state and committee chairmen.

Article 3: Standing Committees
Standing committees may be established, appointed and continued at the discretion of the President.

Article 4: Filling of Vacancies
In the event that a vacancy occurs in a National Office and the procedure for filling the vacancy is not specifically provided elsewhere in the CBDNA Constitution or By-laws then the President shall appoint a CBDNA member qualified under Article II of the By-Laws to fill the position subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Such an interim appointment will be only for the remainder of the current term of office at which time the vacancy will be filled by election.