Guidelines for Life Membership
Per Section 14.260 of Annotated Statutes. By an affirmative secret ballot of two-thirds of those present at a regular Lodge
meeting, a Member in good standing may be elected to a Life Membership when he has:
(a) Paid to a Lodge or Lodges required annual dues for a period of not less than thirty (30) years preceding his election,
and he has attained the age of not less than sixty-five (65); or
(b) Paid in advance an amount at equal to the greater of six hundred (600) dollars or twenty-five (25) times the annual
dues of the Lodge.
(c) The Exalted Ruler shall set a date for the election which is not later than the third regular meeting after the
nomination. All Members shall be sent notice of the election at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting at
which the vote shall be taken.
(d) A rejected nomination shall not be presented again until at least one year after the negative vote.
(e) Upon transfer, by dimit, a Member holding a Life Membership under this Section, in a Lodge of the Order, may request
a transfer of his Life Membership from that Lodge to his Lodge of residence. Such transfer, including the Life
Membership, shall be granted if approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3rds) of those present at a meeting of
the Lodge of residence. Upon approval he shall have all of the rights and privileges of a Member in good standing in
the Lodge of residence.
(f) A Member in good standing who held a Life Membership under this Section in a Lodge whose charter has been
revoked or surrendered may request that his new Lodge of residence grant him Life Membership. Such Life
Membership may be approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those present at a meeting of the Member’s new
Lodge of residence.
(g) For purposes of calculating years of membership under this section, the first year of membership or any part thereof
shall be deemed a full year.