Chapter II.
Membership

Article 2.1

There shall be the following categories of membership:

a.	Institutional members: To be composed of European election organs as determined by each Institutional Member State's domestic legislation, which subscribe to this Charter. Institutional Members shall have full voting rights and the opportunity to fully participate in all Association activities, including conferences and meetings of the General Assembly.
b.	Associate Institutional Members: To be composed of election organs from other States that subscribe to this Charter. Associate Institutional Members shall have a non-voting status, but may fully participate in Association activities, including conferences and meetings of the General Assembly.
c.	Member-Supporters: To be composed of interested national and international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals, who subscribe to this Charter. Member-Supporters shall have a non-voting status, but may fully participate in Association activities, including conferences, and meetings of the General Assembly.
d.	Honorary Members: To be composed of individuals, elected by voting members, for extraordinary service to the Association in support of free and fair elections and who subscribe to this Charter. Honorary Members shall have a non-voting status, but may fully participate in Association activities, including conferences and meetings of the General Assembly.

Article 2.2

a.	The General Assembly shall establish additional rules of admission and maintenance of membership upon recommendation of the Executive Board or the Secretary General.
b.	The Executive Board shall make decisions concerning categories of membership.
c.	The General Assembly shall establish membership fees for the various membership categories upon recommendation of the Executive Board or the Secretary General. Membership fees shall be submitted to the Secretariat and counted among the assets of the Association.
d.	Election authorities, other institutions, associations, or organizations, and individuals may apply for a category of membership to the Executive Board, which will examine the application and make a recommendation to be circulated among members of the General Assembly. The General Assembly will vote to accept or reject the application.
e.	Any election authority, other institution, association, or organization, or individual applying for membership shall, without reservation, subscribe to the Charter of the Association.
f.	A member of the Association may leave the Association after due written notification of its decision. The terms for such notification shall be established by the Secretariat and approved by the Executive Board.
g.	Failure to pay membership fee shall lead to a loss in voting rights until those fees are paid.
h.	Members may be expelled or suspended in their membership for due cause, including but not limited to violations of this Charter and continued failure to pay membership fees, by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the full voting membership in the General Assembly.
i.	Membership for any individual, institution, or organization may be neither refused, terminated, nor altered in status or name for reasons of political affiliation, ideology, or nationality.