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The Level March 2017 No. 480

Grand Lodge AF&AM of Montana

Annual Lodge Elections 151st Annual Communication

25020.ANNUAL ELECTION. Lodges shall hold their Pre-Registration forms for the 151st Annual
annual election of officers no earlier than the first regular Communication, June 24 and 25th, will be mailed to each
meeting in April and no later than the first regular meeting lodge in a few weeks.
in May. Elections held before or after the designated times A Special Edition of the Montana Masonic News will
are void. be mailed out and will contain a Pre-Registration Form,
Agenda, proposed Legislation, and other Session related
information, thus insuring that every Master Mason will
Annual Lodge Officer have a pre-registration form and the opportunity be well
Election Reports informed as a voting delegate. Pre-Registration Forms and
Agenda will also be available on-line at the Grand Lodge
The annual Lodge Officer Election Reports will be mailed website www.grandlodgemontana.org
to the Secretary of each lodge.
A copy of the Lodge Officer Election Report is included
in this issue. All Lodges should have completed elections
by the end of May and should be returned to the Grand Proxy Cards for Session
Lodge Office by May 30th. Remember to also send a copy
of the Election Report to your District Officer. Proxy Cards will be mailed to the Secretary of every
Lodge in the next few weeks for the WM, SW, and JW.
Also, included will be a copy of the Rules of Order for the
Annual Lodge Installations Annual Communication. Please check with your lodge
Secretary if your lodge will need to have a proxy for the
Note: 25030. INSTALLATION. Lodges shall hold WM, SW, or JW. Proxy Cards will be required if someone
their annual installation of officers after the annual other than the WM or the SW or JW are going to vote.
communication of Grand Lodge, but no later than the first
regular meeting in September, and hold their offices until Please remember to bring your Proxy Card with you to
their successors are elected and installed. Session and present it to the Credentials Committee.
Lodge Officers can be updated in ROLLS. However, entries Replacement Proxy Cards will not be available at Session.
for the 2017-2018 year cannot be made until they are

installed. A copy of the 2017-2018 Lodge Officer Election Dues Cards Required at Session
form is enclosed.
The 2017 “Red” Dues Card (Membership Card) will be

required to be presented for registration including PLM
Proposed Legislation for the and 50 Year members. The card design will assist with
151st Session making registration at Session faster–please remind all
members to be sure to bring their Dues Card with them
The Advance Proceedings for the 151st Annual for Session registration.
Communication with the proposed legislation and
proposed budget will be transmitted to the Secretary of Please note: You will not be able to acquire a replacement
each Lodge by April 25th. Dues Card at Session.