GOVERNANCE OF THE CUBAN ASSOCIATION
The Cuban Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is governed by a Governing Council. It has various dependant agencies which have appointed officers. Its supreme council is the Chapter General.
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Governing Council
The Cuban Association is governed by a Governing Council comprised of the High Officers (President, Vice President, Chancellor, Hospitaller, and Treasurer) and such additional Consellors as are appointed by the Chapter General (currently nine in number) and the Head Chaplain and the Delegate in Puerto Rico.
Other than the Head Chaplain and the Delegate in Puerto Rico, who are ex officio members appointed by the Governing Council, the High Officers are elected to a four year term and the Counsellors to a two year term, by majority vote at a Chapter General of the Association called for such purpose. The most recent Chapter elected the new Governing Council on June 23, 2007.
Once elected, the members of the Governing Council must be approved by the Sovereign Council of the Order. The members of the Governing Council are eligible to serve successive terms. A vote of 75 percent of those voting is required to serve three or more consecutive terms.
CHAPTER GENERAL
The Chapter General is the supreme body of the Cuban Association of the Order of Malta. It is comprised of all members of the Order ascribed to the Cuban Association. Its function is to elect the members of the Governing Council, to consider and vote upon changes to the Statutes of the Association and to consider and deal with the issues facing the Association.