7. Contributions, Loss of Membership

1. The association charges an annual membership fee. Its amount is determined by the general assembly.
2. In case a member is late with at least two contributions, the board may decide to exclude it.
3. All voluntary contributions are owned finally and unconditionally by the association from after receipt.
4. Every member can immediately leave the association by telling its intention to the board.

5. The general assembly can exclude members that harm the association's purpose by majority vote with a written justification. The resolution has to be communicated to all members including a position (length: at most 10 KB) of the excluded member.

6. The general assembly shall review and decide on the status of all members in one block at the beginning of each general assembly. The newly decided rights take effect after the whole block has been completed. Before that, the previously decided rights remain in force. Decisions to exclude or degrade members against their will can only be taken on the basis of a written proposal, which must explain in which way these members are failing to fulfill their obligations, and which must conform to this statute's general provisions about submission of proposals to the general assembly.

Justification: We recently found ourselves facing the possibility of having to suspend a member, but the statutes provided no mechanism for this. We let the board take action if members cause trouble.

We have traditionally started the GA by reviewing the membership list, so we phrase the old text more generally.

Finally, we give the General Assembly power over membership and clarify how this affects votes during the GA.