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Oregon Chess Federation Bylaws

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OCF Bylaws 2008

BYLAWS OF OREGON CHESS FEDERATION, INC.

(includesll changes through August 31September 6, 20089)

(An Oregon Nonprofit Corporation referred herein variously as the “OCF” of the “Federation”)

ARTICLE I. OFFICES; PURPOSES

Section A. Principal office.

The principal office of the Federation in the State of Oregon shall initially be located at

Portland, Oregon. The Federation may have such other offices within the state of Oregon as the

Board of Directors (the “Board”) may determine or as the affairs of the Federation may require

from time to time.

Section B. Registered office.

The Federation shall have and continuously maintain in the state of Oregon a registered

office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office, as required by

the Oregon Nonprofit Federation Act. The registered office may be, but need not be, identical

with the principal office in the State of Oregon; the address of the registered office may be, but

not need be, identical with the principal office in the State of Oregon. The address of the

registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board.

Section C. Purposes.

The purposes of the Federation, none of which are for profit, are to develop, encourage,

promote, support, sponsor and coordinate chess activities in Oregon.

ARTICLE II. MEMBERS

Section A. Classes of Membership.

There shall be three classes of membership:

1. Full member: a one year OCF/NWC membership which includes a voting

membership in the OCF and a 12 month subscription to Northwest Chess magazine. Cost will be

$25 per year for Adults and $17 per year for Juniors under age 20 at the expiration date of their

membership.

2. Associate Membership: a one year OCF/NWC membership which

includes a voting membership in the OCF but no magazine subscription. Cost will be $3 per

year. Associate memberships may be purchased by a member of the immediate family living in

the same household as a full Adult or Junior member.

3. Tournament Membership: This membership can only be purchased at a

tournament in Oregon or Washington and lasts through the end of the event only. The cost of a

tournament membership is $5. It is a nonvoting membership and does not include a subscription

to Northwest cChess magazine.

Section B. Meetings of Members.

Each year, one regularly scheduled membership meeting will be held.

1. Meetings shall be convened and conducted by the President in accordance

with Robert’s Rules of oOrder (revised), insofar as these rules do not conflict with these Bylaws.

No quorum shall be required and any attending voting member may vote on all matters before

the meeting.

2. The members shall meet during the Labor Day weekend at the site of the

Oregon Open Chess tournament for the transaction of OCF business. At this meeting on every

even-numbered year the voting members will elect, by a plurality of those attending and voting,

a Board which will consist of the following officers: pPresident, Vice-president, Secretary,

Treasurer, Tournament cCoordinator, Scholastic coordinator, and Director-at-Large. in addition,

the following USCF Officers will be elected: USCF Delegate for Oregon, USCF vVoting

Members for Oregon, and at least one USCF Alternate Voting Member for Oregon.

3. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, the Board may call up to two

additional meetings per year. Members must be given 30 days notice prior to the date for such a

meeting. The Board must call such a meeting upon petition of ten or more members.

ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section A. General powers.

Between meetings of the members, the affairs of the Federation shall be managed by its

Board.

Section B. Number, Tenure and Qualifications.

The Board will consist of the following officers: President, vice-presidentVice-President,

Secretary, Treasurer, Tournament Coordinator, scholastic coordinator, and Director-At-Large.

Each Director shall hold office until his successor shall have been elected or appointed and qualified.

Section C. Regular Meetings.

Two rRegularly scheduled meetings of the Board shall be held without other notice than

this Bylaw immediately following the regularly scheduled meetings of the membership. The

Board may provide by resolution the time and place, either within or without the State of

Oregon, for the holding of additional regular meetings of the Board without other notice than

such resolution.

Section D. Special Meetings.

Special meetings of the Board may be called by or at the request of the pPresident or any

two Directors. The person of persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board may fix

any place within or without the state of Oregon as the place for holding a special meeting of the

Board called by them.

Section E. Notice.

Notice of any special meeting of the Board shall be given at least five days previously

thereto by written notice delivered personally or sent by mail or e-mail to each Director at his

address as shown by the records of the Federation. if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be

delivered when deposited in the united States mail in a sealed envelope so addressed with

postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by e-mail, such notice shall be deemed to be

delivered when the e-mail is placed in the Director’s inbox by their e-mail service provider. Any

Director may waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of a Director at any meeting shall

constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Director attends a meeting for the

express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not

lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any

regular or special meeting need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting,

unless specifically required by law or these Bylaws.

Section F. Quorum.

A majority of the voting members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business at any given meeting of the Board if less than a majority of the

voting-eligible Directors are present at said meeting, a majority of the Directors present may

adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

Section G. Manner of Acting.

The act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present

shall be the act of the Board, unless the act of a greater number is required by law or these

Bylaws.

Section H. Vacancies.

Any vacancy occurring in the Board and any directorship to be filled by reason of an

increase in the number of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of the remaining

Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board may exist. A Director elected to fill a

vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office.

Section I. Informal Action by Directors.

Any action required by law to be taken at a meeting of Directors, or any action which

may be taken at a meeting of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing,

setting forth the action so taken or to be taken, shall be signed by all of the Directors entitled to

vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.

Section J. Advisors to the Board of Directors.

The Immediate Past president, the Oregon Representatives to the Northwest Chess Policy

Board, USCF Delegate for Oregon, USCF voting Members for Oregon and first USCF Alternate

Voting Members for Oregon will act in a special advisory capacity to the Board. They will be

notified and invited to all meetings of the Board. They will have the right to participate in the

discussion of matters before the Board. They will be able to make and second motions. They will

not be able to vote on motions.

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

Section A. Officers.

The officers of the Federation shall be: pPresident, vice-presidentVice-President,

sSecretary, Treasurer, Tournament Coordinator, scholastic coordinator, Director-at-Large, a

USCF Delegate for Oregon, all USCF Voting Members for Oregon and at least one USCF

Alternate voting Member for Oregon.

Section B. Election and Term of Office.

The officers of the Federation shall be elected bi-annually by the membership at the

regular meeting of the membership held in conjunction with the Oregon Open. If the election of

officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as it

conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor has been duly elected or

appointed and qualified.

Section C. Removal.

Any officer elected by the membership or appointed by the OCF Board may be removed

by the members whenever in their judgement the best interests of the Federation would be served

thereby.

Section D. Vacancies.

A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or

otherwise may be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.

Section E. President.

The pPresident shall be the principal executive officer of the Federation and shall in

general supervise and control the business and affairs of the Federation. The President shall

preside at all meetings of the Board and members. The pPresident may sign (with the Treasurer

or any other proper officer of the Federation authorized by the Board) any deeds, mortgages,

bonds, contracts or other instruments which the Board has authorized to be executed, except in

cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by

the Bylaws or by statute to some other officer or agent of the Federation The President shall

serve on the Board as the Immediate pPast-president for one year after his term has expired. The

President in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other

duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.

Section F. Vice-President.

In the absence of the president of in event of inability or refusal to act, the Vice President

shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be

subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The vice-presidentVice-President shall perform

such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the President or by the Board.

Section G. Treasurer.

If required by the Board, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his

duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board shall determine. The Treasurer

shall: 1) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the

Federation; 2) receive and give receipts for monies due and payable to the Federation from any

source whatsoever; 3) deposit all such monies in the name of the Federation in such banks, trust

companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of

Article VI of these Bylaws; and 4) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the

Federation and see that said seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of

the Federation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these

Bylaws.

Section H. Secretary.

The Secretary shall: 1) keep the minutes of the regularly scheduled meetings; 2) keep a

list of current members of the Federation; 3) provide an aboundingaccounting at the regularly

scheduled meetings; 4) keep minutes of Board meetings in one or more books provided for that

purpose; 5) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws

or as required by law.

Section I. Scholastic Coordinator.

The Scholastic cCoordinator acts as a liaison between the OCF and all scholastic chess

organizations in Oregon and promotes junior chess in Oregon.

Section J. Tournament cCoordinator.

The Tournament cCoordinator acts as a USCF and OCF clearinghouse for the state of

Oregon. The Tournament cCoordinator will determine who is eligible for the Oregon

championships, send invitations and present the final list of players to the tournament sponsor.

Section K. Director-At-Large.

The director-at-largeDirector-at-Large will serve on the Board and perform other duties

which may be assigned to them by the Board.

Section L. Qualifications.

All officers will have been OCF Members for at least six of the seven months preceding their

election, shall be current members in good standing at the time of their election and must reside

in Oregon during their term of office.

Section M. Application of this Article.

This Article shall apply to the officers of the Federation retroactively to July 1, 2007.

ARTICLE V. COMMITTEES

Section A. Committee of Directors.

The Board, by resolution adopted by a majority of Directors in office, may designate and

appoint one or more committees, each of which shall consist of one or more Directors. Any such

committee shall not have the authority to: 1) amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws; 2) elect, appoint

or remove any member of any committee or any Director or officer of the OCF, 3) amend or

restate the Articles of Incorporation, 4) adopt a plan of merger or adopting a plan of

consolidation with another Federation, 5) authorize the sale, lease, exchange or mortgage of all

or substantially all of the property and assets of the OCF; 6) authorize the voluntary dissolution of

the Federation or revoke proceedings therefore; 7) adopt a plan for the distribution of Federation

assets; or 8) amend, alter or repeal any resolution of the Board which by its terms provides that it

shall not be amended, altered or repealed by such committee. The designation and appointment

of any such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not operate to relieve the

Board, or any individual Director, of any responsibility imposed on it or him by law.

Section B. Other Committees.

Other committees not having and exercising the authority of the Board may be appointed

in such manner as may be designated by a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors

present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Any member thereof may be removed by

anyone authorized to appoint such member whenever in their judgement the best interests of the

Federation shall be served by such removal.

Section C. Term of office.

Each member of a committee shall continue as such until the next annual meeting of the

Board and until his successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated, or

unless such member be removed from the committee or unless such member shall cease to

qualify as a member thereof.

Section D. Chairperson.

One member of each committee shall be appointed chairperson by the person or persons

authorized to appoint the members thereof.

Section E. Vacancies.

Vacancies in the membership of any committee may be filled by appointments in the

same manner provided in the case of the original appointments.

Section F. Quorum.

Unless otherwise stated in the resolution of the Board designating a committee, a

majority of the whole committee shall constitute a quorum and the act of a majority of the

members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.

Section G. Rules.

Each committee may adopt rules for its own government not inconsistent with these

Bylaws or with rules adopted by the Board.

ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DEPOSITS AND FUNDS

Section A. Contracts.

The Board may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents of the Federation, in

addition to the officers so authorized by these Bylaws, to enter into any contract or execute and

deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Federation, and such authority may be

general or confined to specific instances.

Section B. Checks, Drafts, etc.

All checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of

indebtedness issued in the name of the Federation shall be signed by such officer or officers,

agent or agents of the Federation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by

resolution of the Board. In the absence of such determination by the Board, such instruments

shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President or vice-presidentVice-

President of the Federation.

Section C. Deposits.

All funds of the OCF shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Federation

in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select.

Section D. Gifts.

The Board may accept on behalf of the Federation and contribution, gift, bequest or

devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose, of the Federation.

ARTICLE VII. BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Federation shall keep: 1) correct and Ccomplete books and records of account;

2) minutes of the proceedings of its Board and committees having any of the authority of the

Board; and 3) a record giving the names and addresses of the members entitled to vote at its

registered or principal office. All books and records of the OCF may be inspected by any Board

member, or his agent of attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.

ARTICLE VIII. FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the OCF shall begin on August 16 and end on August 15 in each year.

ARTICLE IX. SEAL

The Board may provide a corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall

have inscribed thereon the name of the Federation and the words “Corporate Seal/Oregon Chess

Federation”.

ARTICLE X. WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the Oregon

Nonprofit Foundation Act or under the provisions of Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of

the Federation, a waiver to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be

deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.

ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted by a

2/3 vote of the members present. The Board may make changes in the Bylaws between the

business meetings of the membership by a 2/3 majority of all of the Board of Directors. Such

changes have to be ratified at the next business meeting of the membership but take effect

immediately.

ARTICLE XII. BIDS FOR OCF SPONSORED TOURNAMENTS

Section A. OCF Sponsored Tournaments.

OCF will sponsor or ask for bids from other sponsors to hold the following tournaments

each year: Oregon Championship; Oregon Junior Closed Championship; Oregon Open; Oregon

Junior Open; the Oregon Class Championships; and the Oregon Polgar Qualifier. There shall be

no smoking in the playing areas at these tournaments (optional smoking areas outside the

tournament room will be at the Organizer’s discretion).

Section B. Deadline for Bids for the Oregon Open.

Bids for co-sponsoring the Oregon oOpen Tournament shall be in the hands of the OCF

Tournament Coordinator by two weeks before the Oregon Class Championships Tournament

preceding that Oregon open Tournament. Bids will be reviewed and awarded by the Board.

Section C. Deadline for Bids for the Oregon Class Championships.

Bids for co-sponsoring the Oregon cClass cChampionships Ttournament shall be in the

hands of the OCF Tournament Coordinator by two weeks before the Oregon oOpen Ttournament

preceding that Oregon cClass Championship. Bids will be reviewed and awarded at the regular

Board meeting held in conjunction with the Oregon Open Tournament.

Section D. Tournament Locations.

These tournaments must be held in Oregon. Any individual or organization may submit a

bid to co-sponsor either or both of these tournaments. Bids for co-sponsoring these tournaments

will include at least the following information: 1) the prize fund and structure; 2) the proposed

site including city and hotel or meeting room; 3) tournament format, including number of

sections, qualification for each section, time control and proposed round schedule (which should

include at least a 2 hour period for the general membership meeting if applicable); and 4) any

proposed financial arrangements involving the OCF (including, but not limited to, donations to

the prize fund, percentage of profits and/or advertising). Bids requesting co-sponsorship by the

OCF must include a complete proposed budget for the tournament.

Section E. Rejection of Bids.

If they feel it is in the best interests of chess in Oregon, the Board may reject any or all

bids for either or both of these tournaments. In such a case the Board may either solicit

additional bid(s) or have the OCF sponsor the tournament.

ARTICLE XIII. STRUCTURE OF OCF SPONSORED TOURNAMENTS

Section A. Tournaments Held.

The OCF shall hold the following tournaments: Oregon Championship, Oregon Open,

Oregon Junior Closed Championship, Oregon Junior Open, Oregon Class Championships, and

Oregon Polgar Qualifier.

Section B. Tournaments Sponsored.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon Championship Tournament which will

be held each year before May 1, with a preference for the month of February.

1. Tournament Conditions:

a. The tournament will be an invitational round robin of ten players,

with player numbers for pairing determined by lot.

b. A $50 entry fee will be charged, refunded to the player upon

completion of all games without a forfeit loss.

c. Time control will be 40 moves in two hours followed by one hour

for all remaining moves.

d. The minimum prize fund will be $350. The winner of the of the

tournament shall receive the title of Oregon Champion until the next championship is held and

minimum first place prize of $200. Second place prize will be a minimum of $100. Third place

prize will be a minimum of $50determined by the organizer.

d. The prize fund, if any, will be determined by the organizer.

e. The perpetual trophy will be engraved with the champion’s name

and the year at the sponsor’s expense.

f. The tournament will be USCF rated and FIDE Rated as a Futurity

tournament. All players must have current USCF and OCF memberships.

g. In case of a tie, prize money will be divided equally, the players

will share the title of Oregon Champion and will have possession of the perpetual trophy for

equal periods of time. If all of the tied players do not wish to be co-champions, the title and

possession of the trophy will be determined by a playoff, the format of which will be agreeable

to all tied players. The OCF Board will have the right of veto on financial grounds. if the

tie-breaking event results in a tie or the players and OCF Board cannot agree on the playoff

format, then the tied players will be declared co-champions and have possession of the perpetual

trophy for equal periods of time.

h. Reasonable expenses such as site rental, director’s fees, rating fees

and postage will be paid by the sponsor(s).

2. Selection of Players.

All players must be Oregon residents (see section 3). The President will appoint the

tournament coordinator who will determine the ten active players (see Section 4) eligible to play

in the championship according to the following criteria in the order they are given:

a. The current Oregon Champion or Co-Champions.

b. The Oregon resident with the highest score in the last Oregon

oOpen (determined by tiebreak).

c. The winner of the Oregon Junior Closed Championship

(determined by tiebreak) provided his or her rating appearing in the current USCF Annual List is

over 1900 and he or she has played 15 USCF regular (slow, not Quick Chess) rated games

(excluding matches and the previous Oregon Championship or the previous Oregon Junior

Closed Championship) during the period covered by the current USCF Annual Rating List. If

the Oregon Junior Championship is not held in the year covered by the current USCF Annual

Rating List, no player will be seeded into the Championship that year.

d. The Oregon Resident with the highest score in the Master/Expert

section of the last Oregon Class Championship (determined by tiebreak). If the Oregon Class

Championship is not held in the year covered by the current USCF Annual Rating List, no player

will be seeded into the Championship that year.

e. All remaining Oregon players who meet the Residency

Requirements (see section 3) will be ranked by rating, excepting those players who have played

less than 15 USCF regular (slow, not Quick Chess) rated games within Oregon during the period

covered by the current USCF Annual Rating List. For ranking purposes, those players who have

played less than 15 USCF regular (slow) rated games within Oregon during the period covered

by the current USCF Annual Rating List will have their rating adjusted downward by 10 points

for each game less than 15 played. Any games played at ½ K will count as ½ game towards the

aforementioned 15 games. Games played in the previous Oregon Championship shall not count

toward the aforementioned 15 games.

f. A player shall be disqualified from playing in the Oregon

cChampionship Ttournament if he or she has played in another state’s closed championship or

qualifier for a national tournament.

3. Residency Requirements.

For the purpose of playing in the Oregon Championship Ttournament, an Oregon

Resident is defined as follows:

a. Any person who has lived in Oregon continuously from

September 1 before the Ttournament through the start of the Ttournament, provided that he or

she has not played in any other state’s championship during the year covered by the current

USCF Annual Rating List.

b. A student who attends school outside Oregon and who lives with

Oregon-resident parents during summer vacation or other comparable situation, provided that he

or she has not played in any other state’s championship during the year covered by the current

USCF Annual Rating List.

c. Oregon residents on active military duty are considered to have

met the residency requirements for that year, provided that he or she has not played in any other

state’s championship during the year covered by the current USCF Annual Rating List

d. The tournament coordinator will only contact potential players

who are shown with an Oregon address on USCF records or who are known to be Oregon

residents. However, an Oregon resident who shows another state on USCF records may notify

the President or the tournament coordinator that he or she meets the residency requirements and

wishes to be considered for an invitation.

4. Definition of “active“Active” Players.

The tournament coordinator will only extend invitations to active players, defined as

players who either:

a. have played at least one USCF-rated game anywhere during the

year covered by the Annual Rating Report; or

b. have been members of the USCF at some time within three years

prior to the date of the Championship and notify the OCF President or the tournament

coordinator no later than December 31 of the year prior to the championship of their interest in

playing in the next championship.

5. Challenge Matches.

A match may be played at any time between the Oregon state champion and any other

person with the state title at stake, provided:

a. The match is USCF rated and FIDE rated if both players have a

FIDE rating.

b. The match has the approval of the OCF Board.

c. The match has the approval of the current Oregon champion

d. The challenger meets the residency requirements of sub-section 3

above.

Should the title change hands as a result of such a match, the new Oregon champion would be

seeded into the next Oregon Championship under section 2 above and the former Oregon

champion would lose his automatic seeding.

6. Appeals.

The OCF Board will resolve any conflicts or disputes concerning selection of players for

the Oregon cChampionship.

Section C. Open.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon oOpen which will be held each year

during Labor Day weekend.

Section D. Junior Closed.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon Junior Closed Championship

Tournament which will be held each year during the month of November.

1. The tournament will be an invitational round robin of six players, with

player numbers for pairing determined by lot.

2. A $25 entry fee will be charged, refunded to the player upon completion

of all games without a forfeit loss.

3. Time control will be 40 moves in two hours followed by one hour for all

remaining moves.

4. The perpetual trophy will be engraved with the champion’s name and the

year at the sponsor’s expense.

5. The tournament will be USCF rated. All players must have current USCF

and OCF memberships.

6. In case of a tie, prize money will be divided equally, the players will share

the title of Oregon Junior Champion and will have possession of the perpetual trophy for equal

periods of time. If all of the tied players do not wish to be co-champions, the title and possession

of the trophy will be determined by a playoff, the format of which will be agreeable to all tied

players. The OCF Board will have the right of veto on financial grounds. If the tie-breaking

event results in a tie or the players and OCF Board cannot agree on the playoff format, then the

tied players will be declared co-champions and have possession of the perpetual trophy for equal

periods of time.

7. Reasonable expenses such as site rental, director’s fees, rating fees and

postage will be paid by the sponsor(s).

8. All players shall meet Oregon Championship residency requirements

outlined in Section 2, Subsection 3, be under the age of 19, and not have participated in another

state’s championship tournament.

Section E. Junior Open.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon Junior Open which will be held each

year during either the month of April or the month of May. It shall have at least two sections:

one open to all players under the age of 19, and one that will select Oregon’s representative to

the Denker Tournament of High School champions. Players in the Denker qualifying section

shall meet the same residency requirements as Oregon championship participants outlined in

Section 2, Sub-section 3, meet Denker qualifying requirements, not have played in another

state’s Denker qualifier, and must attend school in Oregon or be registered in an Oregon

Educational Service District if homeschooled.

Section F. Class Championships.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon cClass championships which will be

held each year during any of the following months: January, February, or March.

Section G. Polgar Qualifier.

The OCF will sponsor or co-sponsor the Oregon Polgar Qualifier which will be held each

year during either the month of April or the month of May. All participants shall be girls under

the age of 19, shall meet the same residency requirements as Oregon championship participants

outlined in Section 2, Sub-section 3, meet Polgar qualifying requirements, not have played in

another state’s Polgar qualifier, and must attend school in Oregon or be registered in an Oregon

Educational Service District if homeschooled.

ARTICLE XIV. MISCELLANEOUS

Section A. Appeals by Tournament Entrants.

The Federation supports the right of tournament entrants to appeal contested decisions of

tournament directors.

Section B. Financial Assistance to Tournament Organizers.

Any individual or organization desiring to sponsor a chess tournament in Oregon may

approach the Board for financial assistance. The Board, after consideration of any and all

relevant factors will act on this request, either accepting it or rejecting it.

Section C. Compensation for Tournament Directors.

It shall be the policy of the OCF to pay director’s fees and reasonable travel expenses to

directors of OCF-sponsored tournaments. Such fees and expenses will be decided upon in

advance and will require approval of the majority of the Board.

Section D. Sponsorship of Tournaments other than Tournaments Listed in Article XIII.

The Federation will sponsor tournaments anywhere in Oregon where sufficient demand

exists and independent promoters are unable or unwilling to sponsor or co-sponsor tournaments

to meet this demand. Any Federation member may request to the Board that the OCF hold a

tournament, upon receiving the request, the Board will appoint an individual to set up

tournament details. Before any tournament can be sponsored by the OCF, it must be approved by

the majority of the Board. Organizers of tournaments entirely sponsored by the OCF shall be

paid 25% of the OCF’s profits (if any) for his efforts.

Section E. Approval for Tournament Sponsorship.

The entire Board must review and decide upon all requests for OCF sponsorship or

co-sponsorship of tournaments. No Director may act alone on such requests.

Section F. Compensation for the USCF Delegate.

The Delegate or Alternate Delegate who represents Oregon at the annual USCF Board of

Delegates meeting shall be paid $100 provided there is more than $200 in the OCF treasury.

Section G. Cooperation with the WCF.

As long as the WCF continues to reciprocate, the OCF will not collect OCF memberships

from Washington residents; instead, the OCF will collect the appropriate WCF membership from

Washington residents and forward it to the WCF.

Section H. Tie Breaking.

Whenever it is necessary to break a tie for purposes of determining qualification for the

Oregon Championship or any other purpose under these Bylaws, the methods to be employed

shall be those set forth in the most current version foof the official rules of the United States

Chess Federation, in the order of preference given therein.

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