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Question 1
1) When inviting a District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler to any event in your lodge you should send the invitation directly to the DDGER.
Question 1
1) When inviting a District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler to any event in your lodge you should send the invitation directly to the DDGER.
TRUE Manual on Protocols: Page 3, Invitation Section 3
“Invitations from a Lodge to the District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the District should be extended directly to the Officer. An invitation announcing such a visit should be sent to the Past Grand Exalted Ruler of the jurisdiction and to the State Vice President of the District as well as to Past District Deputies and other Past Grand Lodge and State Association Officers of the District as a courtesy.”
Question 2
When inviting a State President to a lodge event the initiation should be sent directly to the State President.
? True or False ?
Question 2
When inviting a State President to a lodge event the initiation should be sent directly to the State President.
FALSE Manual of Protocols: Page 3, Invitations Section 2
“Invitations from a Lodge to the State President should be arranged through the Vice President of the District (may be different in some states). Invitations announcing such a visit should also be sent to past and present Grand Lodge Officers, State Association Officers, and other Lodges in the District.”
Question 3
The 11 o’clock Toast may only be given by an Exalted Ruler or Past Exalted Ruler.
Question 3
The 11 o’clock Toast may only be given by an Exalted Ruler or Past Exalted Ruler.
FALSE Article One, Section 1, Opinion 6, Page 1
06 The Eleven O’Clock Toast may properly be given by one other than an Exalted Ruler or Past Exalted Ruler. The only requirement is that it be “done in a dignified manner.”
Question 4
If a Past Exalted ruler from one lodge transfers to another lodge they are still entitled to to have the designation of PER on their membership card.
Question 4
If a Past Exalted ruler from one lodge transfers to another lodge they are still entitled to to have the designation of PER on their membership card.
TRUE Article Three, Section 1, Opinion 15, Page 3
15 A Past Exalted Ruler upon transferring is entitled to have the designation upon his membership card, since the title is not lost by the transfer.
Question 5
All funds raised by a Past Exalted Rulers Association, aside from PER Association dues, belong to the lodge and spending of said funds must be approved by the lodge.
Question 5
All funds raised by a Past Exalted Rulers Association, aside from PER Association dues, belong to the lodge and spending of said funds must be approved by the lodge.
TRUE Article Three, Section 18, Opinion 28, Page 9
28 All funds generated or held by a P.E.R. Association, other than P.E.R. Association dues, belong to the Lodge, may only be used if budgeted and approved by the Lodge, and are subject to audit by the Lodge.
Question 6
The Exalted Ruler has the authority to suspend a member who has violated the Laws of the Order.
Question 6
The Exalted Ruler has the authority to suspend a member who has violated the Laws of the Order.
FALSE Article Seven, Section 2 Opinion 02, Page 18
02 The Exalted Ruler has no power to remove or suspend a Member for violation of the Laws of the Order. He does have authority to remove a personal appointee from office.
Question 7
A member who has been expelled from a local lodge may apply to another lodge and be granted membership as long as the lodge they are applying to is in a different district from the lodge they were expelled from.
Question 7
A member who has been expelled from a local lodge may apply to another lodge and be granted membership as long as the lodge they are applying to is in a different district from the lodge they were expelled from.
FALSE Article Seven, Section 4, Opinion 02, Page 19
02 No Lodge can receive a Member who has been expelled from another Lodge unless and until a pardon has been granted by the Grand Exalted Ruler.
Question 8
An Exalted Ruler that serves the full term of their office but does not get to the Grand Lodge Convention during their ER year will still earn the title Past Exalted Ruler for their lodge.
Question 8
An Exalted Ruler that serves the full term of their office but does not get to the Grand Lodge Convention during their ER year will still earn the title Past Exalted Ruler for their lodge.
TRUE Chapter 1, Section 1.140, Opinion 06, Page 25
06 A Member who serves a full Lodge year as Exalted Ruler of a Lodge is a PER of that Lodge, even if he or she does not attend the Grand Lodge Convention during their year as Exalted Ruler.
Question 9
PERs who have attended a Grand Lodge session are eligible to hold the office of District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler.
Question 9
PERs who have attended a Grand Lodge session are eligible to hold the office of District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler.
TRUE Chapter Four, Section 4.500, Page 48
Section 4.500. Any Past Exalted Ruler in good standing, who attends or shall have attended one Grand Lodge Session, shall be eligible to be installed as District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for the District in which his Lodge is located.
Question 10
A member who has been expelled from the Order may have their membership restored by an Executive Order from the Exalted Ruler of the lodge they were brought up on charges.
Question 10
A member who has been expelled from the Order may have their membership restored by an Executive Order from the Exalted Ruler of the lodge they were brought up on charges.
FALSE Chapter 10, Section 10.030, Page 109
Section 10.030. A person who has been expelled from the Order can only be restored to membership by pardon of the Grand Exalted Ruler.
Question 11
The Board of Directors are in charge of selecting committee chairs for each Elk Year.
Question 11
The Board of Directors are in charge of selecting committee chairs for each Elk Year.
FALSE Chapter 12, Section 12.020., Opinion 3, Page 117
03 Appointments to committees are the sole right of an Exalted Ruler, who may request advice and assistance in the selections, but the Lodge cannot override his selections. He may remove any Committee Member with or without cause.
Question 12
The Lodge may vacate the position of any officer if they fail to attend meetings for two consecutive months without a good reason.
Question 12
The Lodge may vacate the position of any officer if they fail to attend meetings for two consecutive months without a good reason.
TRUE Chapter 12, Section 12.140, Page 127
Section 12.140. A Lodge may vacate the position of any Officer including a Trustee:
(a) Who is absent from meetings of the Lodge, or duty, during two consecutive months without good cause.
Question 13
Lodges may not offer incentives or rewards to members who recruit new members.
Question 13
Lodges may not offer incentives or rewards to members who recruit new members.
FALSE Chapter 14, Section 14.025, Page 139
Section 14.025. A Lodge may provide in its By-Laws for a reward to a Member who recruits a new Member if that new Member remains a Member in good standing for at least one Lodge year following Initiation.
Question 14
A member who achieves the status of LIfe Member no longer has to pay Grand Lodge dues.
Question 14
A member who achieves the status of LIfe Member no longer has to pay Grand Lodge dues.
FALSE: Chapter 14, Section 14.150, Opinion 02, Page 148
02 A Life Member cannot be relieved from the obligation to pay per capita taxes and annual dues imposed by the Grand Lodge.
Question 15
In order to drop a member from the rolls because of failure to pay dues the Lodge must have a vote where ⅔ of the members gathered must vote to drop said member(s).
Question 15
In order to drop a member from the rolls because of failure to pay dues the Lodge must have a vote where ⅔ of the members gathered must vote to drop said member(s).
FALSE Chapter 14, Section 14.160, Page 148
Section 14.160. A Member delinquent and owing at least five month’s dues to the Lodge shall be dropped from the rolls any time during the month of March each year without the vote of the Lodge thereon. The effective date for dropping the Member shall be not later than March 31, provided the delinquent dues are not paid.
Question 16
During a lodge meeting members are prohibited from leaving the lodge room during reading of minutes from a previous session, initiation and balloting on candidates.
Question 16
During a lodge meeting members are prohibited from leaving the lodge room during reading of minutes from a previous session, initiation and balloting on candidates.
TRUE Chapter 15, Section 15.020, Opinion 03, Page 158
03 Members can enter and leave the Lodge under all items in the Order of Business, except (a), (c), (d), (k) and (r).
Section 15.020. The Order of Business must be as follows, with the exception of items (i) through (q) and (d), which may be transposed with the consent of the Lodge. (a) Opening. (b) Calling roll of Officers. (c) Reading minutes of previous meeting. (d) Initiation (e) Sickness and distress (always in order). (f) Community Activities. (g) Reports of Committees (by seniority). (h) Report of the Fraternal Committee. (i) Reading communications. (j) Propositions for membership. (k) Balloting on candidates. (l) Unfinished business. (m) New business. (n) Good of the Order. (o) Bills against the Lodge. (p) Receipts of the Lodge. (q) Treasurer’s report. (r) Closing.
AND
Section 15.040. No Member shall be admitted to or excused from a Lodge room during the opening ceremonies, reading of the minutes, while a ballot is being taken upon an application for membership, during initiation, or the closing ceremonies.
Question 17
A card may be issued to a spouse by the lodge of a member in good standing that allows the spouse to use the facilities of said lodge.
Question 17
A card may be issued to a spouse by the lodge of a member in good standing that allows the spouse to use the facilities of said lodge.
TRUE Chapter 14, Section 14.140, Page 147
Section 14.140. A Lodge may issue without charge, identification cards for use of its facilities only upon the written request of any Member in good standing to: (a) A spouse of a Member. (b) An unremarried widow or widower of a deceased Member. (c) A child or stepchild, under the age of twenty-one (21), of a Member or deceased Member.
Question 18
A person who has an identification card and gets suspended from using Lodge Facilities may go to the courts of the Order to appeal the suspension.
Question 18
A person who has an identification card and gets suspended from using Lodge Facilities may go to the courts of the Order to appeal the suspension.
FALSE Chapter 14, Section 14.140, Decision 01, Page 147
01 Person holding only a Lodge identification card under GLS 14.140 has no legal standing to appeal to the Courts of the Order the House Committee suspension of her Lodge privileges to use its facilities. (Grand Forum, Case No. 1392, 2016)
Question 19
If an application for membership is denied by vote of the lodge, the applicant must wait one full year before being allowed to reapply to the Order.
Question 19
If an application for membership is denied by vote of the lodge, the applicant must wait one full year before being allowed to reapply to the Order.
FALSE Chapter 14, Section 14.090, Page 143
Section 14.090. No Lodge shall act upon any application of a rejected candidate for the period of six months after his rejection. No other Lodge shall act upon his application without permission of the Lodge which rejected him until he is a bona fide resident within the jurisdiction of that Lodge for a period of six months.
Question 20
The Lodge can remove and appoint committee chairs through a vote at a lodge meeting.
Question 20
The Lodge can remove and appoint committee chairs through a vote at a lodge meeting.
FALSE Chapter 12, Section 12.020, Opinion 07, Page 117
07 The Exalted Ruler has the exclusive right to appoint all committees. The Lodge has no right to discharge a statutory committee appointed by the Exalted Ruler. The right to appoint his own committees cannot be exercised by the Lodge. This right cannot be changed by By-Law.
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