Section 1. This Council shall be composed of three (3) Delegates from each of the affiliated Local Unions. Each Local Union shall notify the Council Executive Board of the names of their duly elected Delegates and Alternates prior to the beginning of the Council Meeting.

Section 2. Only members in good standing in their Local Union who are properly certified, shall be seated as Delegates at meetings of the Council.

(a) Only seated Delegates shall be allowed to vote.

(b) The voting power of a seated Delegate may be transferred to a Delegate(s) and/or Alternate Delegate of their local after proper notification to the Credentials Committee and prior to the commencement of a vote.

Section 3. The voting power of each Delegate shall be determined by the number of members on which per capita was paid in the previous official per capita report to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Council, divided by the number of Delegates attending from their Local.

Section 4. The Officers of the Council who are not Delegates shall be seated at all meetings of the Council and shall have a voice, but no vote in the meetings, except that the Council President shall have the right to vote in the event of a tie. They shall also be eligible for nomination and election to office.

Section 5. Only duly elected Delegates, who have been certified to the Council, as provided in Article IV, Section 1, shall be eligible to serve on Standing Committees of the Council.

Section 6. All Delegates present at a meeting of the Council shall be entitled to equal voice and vote in the meetings, unless a per capita vote is called for by any Delegate. Each Delegate will vote the total number of members in their Local, divided by the number of Delegates of their Local attending the Council Meeting. In order to preserve the democratic rights of the members, any action of a Council Meeting shall be referred to a referendum vote of the Local Unions' members, if requested by either a majority of the Delegates representing a minority of the membership, or by a minority of the Delegates representing a majority of the membership. Such a request may be submitted orally to the Chairman by the Delegates before adjournment of the meeting, or by signed petition to the President of the Council within seventy-two (72) hours after adjournment of the meeting. When a referendum is requested on any question, the President shall notify all affiliated Local Unions within seven (7) days, stating the question on which the referendum vote is to be taken. Within twenty (20) days thereafter, each Local Union shall submit the question to a vote of its membership, and notify the Council Executive Board of the actual number of votes for and against. These votes shall be totaled and a majority vote shall rule. Any Local Union not reporting within the specified time limit shall be recorded as not voting.