State |
Can Past Masters Vote in
Grand Lodge? |
| Alabama |
|
No |
| Alaska |
Masonic Code, Section 2.01 Constitution / Officers and Members:
Members of this Grand Lodge are: ...
2. Each Past Master of a Chartered Lodge of this jurisdiction while he is a member of a Lodge of this
Jurisdiction.
3. Each Past Master of a Lodge of another Jurisdiction which is recognized by this Jurisdiction
while he is a member of a Lodge of this Jurisdiction.
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| Arizona |
In Arizona, all Past Masters of Arizona Lodges have an
individual vote at Grand Lodge. However, they must be
present to exercise it -- no proxies. |
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| Arkansas |
In Arkansas only the Junior Past Master has a vote. With
the 3 principal officers, this gives each lodge the same number of votes. |
|
| California |
Collective vote |
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| Colorado |
|
No |
| Connecticut |
|
No |
| Delaware |
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| District of Columbia |
Most votes are informal, saying "aye", raising
hands, or standing up, in which case everyone attending can vote. On roll call votes, to
elect Officers or when requested by 2 or more lodges, all PM's from each Lodge have 1
collective vote. |
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| Florida |
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| Georgia |
Yes |
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| Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
Those eligible to vote are the Master and Wardens of each
lodge (may be by proxy) or a Certified Past Master of an Idaho Lodge. To become a voting
member of Grand Lodge as a Past Master, must give all 3 lectures |
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| Illinois |
Yes |
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| Indiana |
|
No |
| Iowa |
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| Kansas |
Yes |
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| Kentucky |
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| Louisiana |
|
No |
| Maine |
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| Maryland |
PM's of each lodge have 1 collective vote |
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| Massachusetts |
|
No |
| Michigan |
|
No |
| Minnesota |
|
No |
| Mississippi |
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| Missouri |
Yes |
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| Montana |
Yes |
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| Nebraska |
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| Nevada |
Nevada has one collective Past Master Vote per lodge at Grand Lodge. |
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| New Hampshire |
|
No |
| New Jersey |
Yes. PM's have the right to vote on anything, including
elections. |
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| New Mexico |
|
No |
| New York |
|
No |
| North Carolina |
|
No. Defeated a proposal to give all PMs a
vote in Grand Lodge in 2001. |
| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
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| Oklahoma |
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| Oregon |
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| Pennsylvania |
Yes, by one year's service (?) |
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| Rhode Island |
Yes |
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| South Carolina |
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| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
Yes |
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| Texas |
Yes |
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| Utah |
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| Vermont |
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| Virginia |
All PM's from all Lodges (hundreds of them,
acting together) have a total of 1 collective vote in Grand Lodge. This is
not very significant, compared with the votes (1 each) of each of the 350
or so Lodges, plus PGM's and GLO's who have individual votes. |
|
| Washington |
Yes |
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| West Virginia |
PMs have a 1/4 vote. In 1997 a motion to give a full vote to
PMs was laid over and was
defeated. |
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| Wisconsin |
|
No |
| Wyoming |
Yes |
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| TOTALS |
18 |
12 |
