CONSTITUTION

a. Regular Members shall be all USMA graduates from the year 1985 who are officially recorded by the Association of Graduates, to include those cadets who were reassigned to the Class from a higher class and who subsequently completed the requirements for graduation.

b. Associate Members shall include those persons who were members of the Class of 1985 at the time of acceptance of the Class into the Corps of Cadets but who are not Regular Members. Associate Members must be nominated by a Regular Member and approved by the Executive Board, otherwise referred to as the Board as defined in Article V hereto.

c. Honorary Members shall consist of all persons to whom the Executive Board has offered membership and who have accepted this offer. The Board must have a majority vote to approve an offer for Honorary Membership.

a. Election. The Class shall elect new regular officers every five years from regular members of the Class. These elections will be conducted during the year prior to a class reunion. The current slate of officers will be responsible for seeking nominations, preparing a ballot and conducting the election. The new slate of officers will have an opportunity to address the class at the reunion’s class business meeting. The new slate of officers' term will start following the reunion and they will be responsible for all class activities for the next five years to include the reunion at the end of their five year term.

b. Vacancies. Vacancies resulting from the resignation, removal, or death of a Regular Officer may be filled by majority vote of the Board, and the officer so chosen shall hold office until the next Reunion or election, whichever shall come first. Should the Presidency become vacant, the Vice President shall assume the office of President, and the vacancy shall exist in the office of the Vice President. The Board may then fill the Vice President's vacancy.

a. Impeachment proceedings may be brought against Class Officers for the following reasons:

(1) Extended negligence of duties. Negligence is defined as any dereliction of duty that is related to one's responsibilities.

(2) A lack of desire to serve in the best interests of the Class.

(3) An inability to perform in the best interest of the Class, or an inability to properly represent the members of the Class.

b. Any Regular Member may request impeachment proceedings against a Class Officer. Such request must be submitted in writing to the Board in order to initiate proceedings. Such request must include explicit reasons for which impeachment procedures are requested.

c. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of such request, the Board shall designate a Committee not comprised of any Regular Officers to investigate the matter. The Committee shall number no less than five (5) Regular Members, and not more than nine (9) members.

d. The Committee shall determine whether sufficient cause exists to remove the Class Officer. A two-thirds vote of the Committee is required to proceed to a Class vote.

e. The Class will be notified of the impeachment proceedings by mail or e-mail. Notification will include explicit reasons for which impeachment proceedings have been brought against the Class Officer and that the Committee has found sufficient cause to initiate a Class vote.

f. Voting will be done by ballot. All ballots returned within forty-five (45) days of the ballot mailing date shall constitute a quorum. A two-thirds vote is required to remove a Class Officer. The Class Officer against whom impeachment proceedings have been brought may not vote.

g. In case of impeachment, the vacant office will be filled in accordance with Article IV, Section 3.b. of the Class Constitution.

a. The USMA Class of 1985 Class Ring may be worn only by Regular Members.

b. The family of any deceased member of the Class may retain the Class Ring.