Initiative, referendum and recall shall be provided for in the Bylaws.

Bylaw 7-1	INITIATIVE Upon the presentation to the President of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) or more of the members of the Association requesting that a proposal affecting the Association or its activities be submitted to a vote of the membership, the Board of Directors shall publicize such proposals in the official publication of the Association. The Board of Directors shall submit it to a vote of the membership within twenty (20) working days after presentation of the petition. If said proposal is approved by a majority of the members voting, the Board of Directors and the Council shall place it into effect.
Bylaw 7-2	REFERENDUM Upon presentation to the President of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) or more members of the Association requesting that any action of the Board of Directors or of the Council be referred to a vote of the membership, the Board of Directors shall submit to a vote of the membership within twenty (20) working days after the presentation of the petition. If it is approved by a majority of the members, the Board shall place the proposal into effect.
Bylaw 7-3	RECALL A Review Board shall be elected by the Professional Representatives at the October Representative Council meeting and serve until the following October. It shall consist of one person elected from each region and one ethnic-minority elected at-large. Persons elected to the review board shall not be voting members of the Representative Council or JCTA Board of Directors Any person occupying an elected position of the Association may be recalled for: a violation of the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession; for misfeasance; or for nonfeasance in office. Recall procedures shall be established by the Representative Council and said procedures shall include the following elements of due process: reasonable notice of charges; fair notice of hearings on charges; a fair opportunity to hear the evidence and cross-examine the accusers; a fair opportunity for the accused to refute the charges; and with the right of recall reserved to the group electing the officer.