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of Directors. Additionally, the affiliate must also send to the NationalReining Horse Association annual dues to be set by theBoard of Directors and otherwise comply with the NRHA Rulesand Regulations.Section 3. An affiliate in good standing has the right to recommendto the Board of Directors, one representative whosename will be published in the NRHA Reiner magazine.Section 4. All NRHA Affiliate officers must be members in goodstanding with NRHA.Section 5. Affiliation with the NRHA is a privilege, not a vestedright, and is granted or rejected at NRHA’s discretion on anannual basis according to its procedures and requirements.Section 6. All affiliate associations are required to have Bylaws.If an affiliate does not have a specific set of Bylaws written onits behalf, it must adopt the Bylaws of the NRHA. All affiliatesare required to have either their Bylaws, together with any andall amendments, or a proper resolution adopting the NRHA Bylawsfor itself on file with the NRHA. All affiliates are requiredto follow the rules as set forth in the NRHA Handbook. Priorto becoming an affiliate, the Bylaws of the new affiliate mustbe approved by the Executive Committee. Any subsequentchanges in the Bylaws of the affiliate must also be approvedby the Executive Committee.Section 7. No affiliate association shall have, in any manner,the authority, express or implied, to act for, or bind, the NRHAin any manner.Section 8. NRHA does not assume responsibility for the actsor omissions of its affiliate associations, their officers, directors,employees, or any other of their representatives.Section 9. Within one year, Affiliates will be expected to developand maintain a website for the purpose of communicatingwith their members and with NRHA. All sites will be linkedto the website.ARTICLE X. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITYSection 1. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’sRules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Association inall cases to which they are applicable and in which they are notinconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of orderthe Association may adopt. Any Special Rules of Order must beapproved within a bylaw amendment pursuant to Article XV.ARTICLE XI. ANNUAL STATEMENTSSection 1. An annual audit of the NRHA financial statementsshall be performed by an independent certified public accountingfirm at the close of each fiscal year. Results of said auditwill be reported at the next general meeting of the membershipfollowing the completion of said audit and published onthe NRHA website within four months after the close of the fiscalyear or within any extension that may be granted by theBoard of Directors pursuant to ARTICLE VIII, Section 1. B) ii. Such26