36 USC § 70903 - Membership

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title: "36 USC § 70903 - Membership"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "70903"
section_name: "Membership"
chapter_number: 709
chapter_name: "FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356; Pub. L. 116–7, § 4, Feb. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 479.)"
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# § 70903. Membership

**(a)** **Eligibility.—** Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility for membership in the FFA and the rights and privileges of members are as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the FFA.

**(b)** **Voting.—** In matters of official business of a local chapter, each member has one vote. In matters of official business of a State association, each qualified delegate of a local chapter has one vote.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1356; Pub. L. 116–7, § 4, Feb. 21, 2019, 133 Stat. 479.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70903 | 36:276. | Aug. 30, 1950, ch. 823, § 6, 64 Stat. 565. |

In subsection (b), the words “In matters of” are substituted for “In the conduct of” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019—Subsec. (a).  substituted “FFA” for “corporation” and “as provided in the constitution or bylaws of the FFA” for “as provided in the bylaws” before period at end.