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The 2026 Virtual National Delegates Assembly (NDA) will be held on Sunday, August 2, 2026, the deadline for determining Regional and Chapter delegate strength will be approaching soon. The cut-off date is Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
As per the Blacks In Government National Constitution, Article VII, Section 2, Subsection C. (4), Chapter Delegates:
“In determining delegate eligibility, only Regular members of Chapters in good financial standing with the Regional Council and the National Organization at least sixty (60) days prior to the Assembly shall be counted unless the Chapter being represented is less than 60 days old.”
Additionally, pursuant to Article V, Section 4. Chapter Formation And Reporting Requirements and Article VII, Section 2., Subsection C. Chapter Delegates, paragraphs 2.C.(1), 2.C.(4) and 2.C.(5)(a) of the National Constitution of Blacks In Government, Inc., and the National Board of Directors’ Policy Manual, Policy #1:00, Section E. Delegate Assembly Authorizations and Policy #1:24 Chapters and Regions Financial Reporting Requirements, the number of authorized delegates to the National Delegates Assembly (NDA) has been determined for each chapter as contained therein. Criteria are summarized below:
To be considered to have delegates, the chapter must be in an active status 60 days prior to the convening of the NDA, that is, the chapter must maintain at least ten qualified regular active, dues-paying members, unless exempted by the National Board of Directors (NBOD). A qualified regular member is defined as a member whose membership category is Regular Member (RM) or Regular Life Member (RLM) or Gold Plus Life Member (GP). This excludes Chapters who have been chartered for less than 60 days.
- Any non-exempt Chapter not having ten qualified regular active dues-paying members 60 days prior to the convening of the NDA will be ineligible to have delegates.
- The number of chapter delegates is a factor of the number of qualified Regular members (RM and/or RLM and/or GP) who are in good financial standing with the Regional Council and National Organization 60 days prior to the convening of the Delegates Assembly. Associate members are not to be counted when determining the number of authorized delegates.
Chapter Membership Number of Delegates
10 – 25 2
26 – 50 4
51 – 75 6
76 – 100 8
01 – 300 16
301 – 500 32
Over 500 40
- National membership dues for each chapter’s qualified RMs whose membership expired on or before June 3, 2026, or for RMs and/or RLMs and/or GPs who are new members of the organization must have been received by the National Organization no later than June 3, 2026.
Please note that chapters who have not submitted an IRS 990 e-postcard to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for three consecutive years and their tax-exempt status has been revoked by the IRS are not authorized to have delegates.
Direct questions or concerns about the authorized delegate count to Honorable Norma Samuel, National Assistant Treasurer, at norma.samuel3005@bignet.org.
To obtain your membership rosters, go to www.bignet.org, click on the online membership feature and follow the prompts or contact the National Membership Chair, Mr. Daryl Banks at daryl.banks@bignet.org. Please review the roster details, and provide any updates to the National Membership Chair, Mr. Banks, as soon as possible as this will assist us as we determine your chapter’s delegate strength. We strongly encourage you to submit any outstanding members membership dues as soon as possible, but definitely before the cut-off deadline of June 3, 2026.
Thank you for your continued support.
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