Section 2 - The board shall consider the proposal promptly, and shall determine whether the proposed member meets all requirements of the club constitution.

Section 3 - The board shall approve or disapprove of the proposal within thirty days of its submission and shall notify the proposer of its decision.

Section 4 - If the decision of the board is favourable, the prospective member shall be informed of the purposes of Rotary and the privileges and responsibilities of membership, and the prospective member shall be asked to sign the membership proposal form and to permit his or her name to be published to the club members.

Section 5 - If no objection (including reasons therefore) is received from any active member of the club within seven days to the publication of information about the proposed member, the proposed member, after payment of admission fee and other stated charges (including pro-rated dues, if appropriate) shall be considered elected to membership.
If an objection is received from an active member, the board shall consider the objection at the earliest opportunity. If the objection is not sustained by majority vote of the board, the proposed member, after payment of admission fee and other stated charges (including pro-rated dues, if appropriate) shall be considered elected to membership.

Section 6 - Following the election of a new member, the president shall arrange to introduce the new member to the club and to provide further orientation in Rotary. The club secretary shall issue appropriate membership credentials to the new member, and shall report the election of the new member to Rotary International and to the District.