Cooperation with the State
Cooperation with the State and National Association
Voting Rights and Privileges
As your association's elected leader and spokesperson, it is important for you to keep informed by attending the National Association's regularly scheduled business meetings. You are responsible for keeping your membership informed of National Association policies, programs, and operations. However, you are also the voice of your membership, and by casting your vote at the Delegate Body meeting you also convey the informed choice of your members regarding the policy decisions adopted by the National Association. The voting rights and privileges of REALTOR® association presidents are outlined in the National Association's Constitution: "The president of a Member Board in good standing or his duly accredited alternate, who shall be a Board Member of the same Board, shall in viva voce cast the vote for his Board, and he shall be entitled to as many votes as his Board has REALTOR® or REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® members who hold primary membership in the member board, all of whom must be in good standing according to the records of the National Association. In the event a viva voce vote is not unanimous, any delegate may request a recorded vote prior to the body's consideration of the next item of business, which request must be granted by the presiding officer. The recorded vote may be administered electronically, or by written ballot or by another process identified prior to the commencement of the meeting of the Delegate Body. Voting by proxy or division of the vote of a Member Board shall not be permitted."
Presidents of member boards or their accredited alternates present at the National Association's National Convention may make recommendations to the board of directors as to the general policies of the National Association and as to the actions to be taken upon specific questions.
National REALTORS® Database System (NRDS)
The member and office records for the REALTOR® organization are updated on the NRDS system, an Internet-based database. The Points of Entry, which in most cases are the local associations and sometimes the state associations, are responsible for maintaining the records with their adds, drops, and changes. The state and national associations pull this data from NRDS on a regular basis so that all three levels of the organization use the same data for the member records.
Dues are due and owing from the local associations as of January 1 of each year. The National Association pulls the active counts from NRDS as of March 31 and compares them with the amounts received from the local associations to determine which associations are outstanding in their annual dues. It is up to the local association, or the association acting as their Point of Entry, to make sure all adds, drops, changes, etc. are current in the NRDS system, as they are the only ones who can update those member records. Members can also access their NRDS record on Realtor.org to update personal information such as home address, phone numbers, email address, web address, etc.
