Bylaws and Rules

As amended through July 1, 2012.

Complete Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws and Rules (PDF, 29 pages)

Large print version available from the UUA Office of the Executive Vice President:
(617) 948-4303
administration @ uua.org

Bylaws

Article I Name
Article II Principles and Purposes
Article III Membership
Article IV General Assembly
Article V Committees of the Association
Article VI Board of Trustees
Article VII Committees of the Board of Trustees
Article VIII Officers of the Association
Article IX Nominations and Elections
Article X Finance and Contracts
Article XI Ministry
Article XII Religious Education Credentialing
Article XIII Regional Organizations
Article XIV Rules
Article XV Amendment

Rules

Rule I Name
Rule II Principles and Purposes
Rule III Membership
Rule IV General Assembly
Rule V Committees of the Association
Rule VI Board of Trustees
Rule VII Committees of the Board of Trustees
Rule VIII Officers of the Association
Rule IX Nominations and Elections
Rule X Finance and Contracts
Rule XI Ministry
Rule XII Religious Education Credentialing
Rule XIII Regional Organizations
Rule XIV Rules
Rule XV Amendments

Note

The 2011 General Assembly adopted changes to Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 8.3, 8.7, 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.11, 9.12, and 9.13 of the Bylaws and to Rule G-9.13.2 that will reduce the size of the UUA Board from 26 persons to 14 and change the process of election of trustees. Some of those changes became effective at the close of the 2012 General Assembly, and others will become effective at the close of the 2013 General Assembly. Those changes for 2012 and 2013 are set out here (PDF).

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Unitarian Universalist Association was given corporate status in May 1961 under special acts of legislature of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York. See Chapter 148 of the acts of 1960 of the Massachusetts legislature and Chapter 827 of the Acts of 1960 of the New York legislature. Copies of said Acts are attached to the minutes of the organizing meeting of the Association held in Boston, Massachusetts, in May 1961 and also are printed in the 1961-62 Directory of the Association.