BY LAWS PART 5 (ARTICLE 19-23)

ARTICLE XIX – IMPEACHMENT AND RECALL
Section 1. Any of the following shall be ground for the impeachment or recall of the LBPEA officers:
a. Committing or causing the commission directly or indirectly of acts against the interest and welfare of the LBPEA;
b. Malicious attack against the LBPEA, a fellow officer or any member;
c. Gross misconduct unbecoming of an LBPEA officer;
d. Misappropriation of LBPEA funds and property; (This is without prejudice to the filing of an appropriate criminal or civil action against the responsible officer or officers by any interested party.)
e. Willful violation of any provision of these Constitution an By-laws or of rules, regulations, measures, resolutions and decisions of the LBPEA; and
f. Willful neglect of the duties and functions of his office.
Section 2. The following procedure shall govern impeachment and recall proceedings:
a. Impeachment or recall proceedings shall be initiated by a formal petition or resolution signed by at least thirty percent (30%) of all members in good standing and addressed to the President. If the President is included in the petition for impeachment, the petition may be addressed to the Chairperson of the Committee on Membership & Discipline.
b. The President (or Chairperson of the Committee) shall then convene a general membership meeting to consider the impeachment or recall of an officer or a group of officers.
c. The LBPEA officers impeached shall automatically be considered resigned or ousted from office and shall no longer be qualified for election nor appointed to any position in the LBPEA.
d. The LBPEA officers impeached shall ipso facto be considered resigned or ousted from office and shall no longer be qualified for election nor appointment to any position in the LBPEA.
e. The vote of a majority of all the members shall be required to impeach or recall LBPEA officers. The decision of the general membership on the impeachment or recall charge shall be final and executory.

ARTICLE XX – AFFILIATION
Section 1. Upon recommendation of the Executive Board, with the approval of the general membership, the LBPEA may affiliate with an organized body of government employees or workers.

ARTICLE XXI – FISCAL YEAR
Section 1. The LBPEA’s fiscal year shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of every year.

ARTICLE XXII – AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Proposals for amendments to these Constitution and By-Laws may be made by the Executive Board or upon formal petition of at least ten percent (10%) of the general membership
Section 2. No proposal shall be considered an amendment and become a part of these Constitution and By-Laws until after the same shall have been ratified by a majority vote of all the members of the LBPEA in a referendum called for such purpose.

ARTICLE XXIII – EFFECTIVITY
Section 1. These Amended Constitution and By-Laws shall take effect upon proclamation of the COMELEC of its ratification.