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\asubsection{Introductory Membership Leave of Absence}
An Intro Member may request a Leave of Absence through the process described in \ref{Leave of Absence}.
An Intro Member may request their evaluation period to be extended by the duration of the leave or to end of the Standard Operating Session, whichever comes first.

\asubsection{Introductory Membership Resignations}
Intro Members may resign by submitting a request for termination of membership to the Chair or the Evals Director in writing before the completion of the Intro Process.
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Voting Members are expected to meet the requirements defined in \ref{Expectations of Voting Members}.

\asubsubsection{Expectations of Active Members}
Active Members are required to pay dues as stated in \ref{Collection of Dues}, attend all House Meetings and E-Board candidate speeches, and attend at least fifteen of the directorship meetings for each semester in which they are an Active Member.
Active Members are required to pay dues as stated in \ref{Collection of Dues}, attend all House Meetings and E-Board candidate speeches, and attend at least fifteen of the directorship meetings for each semester in which they are an Active Member and not on leave as described in /ref{Active Membership Co-op and Leave of Absence}
They are also expected to sign a copy of the Membership Agreement.

\\* \\*
Active Members must participate in at least one major project during the academic year.
Members are required to submit a description for this major project to E-Board for approval.
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\item Receive priority for on-floor housing, or apply for On-Floor Status
\end{enumerate}

Active Members currently on co-op forfeit their right to vote on house issues, and likewise do not count towards quorum.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Evaluations Director.

\asubsubsection{Expectations of Voting Members}
\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\arabic{enumi}} % For this section, we want items to use letters

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When the deadline expires, the conditional will be brought before E-Board, who will assess its completeness.
A conditional member who does not meet these additional requirements will have failed the Eval.

\asubsection{Active Membership Leave of Absence}
\asubsection{Active Membership Co-op and Leave of Absence}
\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\alph{enumi}} % For this section, we want items to use letters

An Active Member may at any time request a Leave of Absence using the process described in \ref{Leave of Absence}.
For the duration of an absence, a member:
An Active Member is recognized as on co-op if they become registered for co-op by RIT.
For the duration of an approved co-op or an approved Leave of Absence, a member:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Forfeits their right to vote
\item Does not count towards quorum
\item Will not be required to attend House Meeting
\item Will not be required to attend House Meeting or directorship meetings
\item Retains Active Membership status and all other privileges under /ref{Active Membership Privileges}
\end{enumerate}
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Evaluations Director to allow a member on an approved co-op to remain unsuspended from privileges and requirements.

\asubsection{Active Membership Resignations}
An Active Member may resign by submitting, in writing, the reason for resignation to the Chair or the Evals Director.
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A member may return from a leave of absence whichever they choose to.
When a member wishes to return, they must in writing notify a staff member of ResLife, excluding student employees, to end their leave of absence.

\asubsection{Modified Evaluations}
A member may request their evaluation period to be extended by the duration of the leave or to end of the Standard Operating Session, whichever comes first.

\asubsection{Leave of Absence for Executive Board Member}
The duties and responsibilities of an E-Board member on leave are assumed using the process defined in \ref{Appointment of an Interim Director} until the member returns from their leave.
If the member returns before the end of the Standard Operation Session in which they started their leave, they may assume their position and the interim director is removed. % someone gets their position back if they come back during the year for which they were elected
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