SLM Stockholm’s Statutes

§ 1 About the association

§ 1.1 Name of the Association

The name of the Association is Scandinavian Leather Men, Stockholm (SLM Stockholm).

§ 1.2 Purpose of the Association

SLM Stockholm promotes community in the Stockholm area between men who have sex with men and who are interested in leather culture, kinks and fetishes.

§ 1.3 Activities of the Association

SLM Stockholm is a non-profit association. The activities are based on the commitment and voluntary efforts of the members. The activities of the Association are mainly financed through membership and entrance fees as well as sales at the Association’s events.

SLM Stockholm organizes activities and events to promote community between members and cooperates with similar associations both in Sweden and abroad. The Association is non-partisan and religiously independent and does not accept anti-democratic, xenophobic or racist statements with the Association.

§ 1.4 Registered office of the Association

The Association is headquartered in Stockholm.

§ 1.5 Operating year

The Association’s operating year, also the fiscal year, covers the period from 1 January to 31 December.

§ 2 Membership

§ 2.1 Membership – requirements, conditions and fee

The Association is open to men who have sex with men and have reached the age of majority. By paying the fee set by the annual meeting and receiving a membership card, the member undertakes to follow the Association’s statutes, instructions and regulations and to promote the Association’s purposes and respect other members.

The Association has two types of membership:

Full-year membership (12 months).
Temporary membership (30 days).

Proof of valid membership must be presented at events.

§ 2.2 Honorary member

The board may submit a proposal to the annual meeting that a deserving members be appointed honorary member. Decisions on honorary membership requires at least a three-quarters majority at the ordinary annual meeting. Honorary members are considered full-year members and do not pay membership and entrance fees.

§ 2.3 Grounds for expulsion from the Association

Members who bring the Association into disrepute, clearly oppose its purpose or violate the Association’s statutes or rules may be expelled. Decisions on expulsion are made by the board with the consent of at least three-quarters of its members. The board’s decision may be reviewed by the annual meeting, if the person concerned requests it.

§ 2.4 Member register

The register is used only for the purposes of the Association and is protected so that unauthorized persons cannot access it. The board decides on and documents in a list who shall have access to the member register and with what authority.

In the event of the dissolution of the Association, all information in the register shall be dostroyed.

§ 3 Annual meeting

§ 3.1 Annual meeting

The annual meeting is the Association’s highest decision-making body.

The ordinary annual meeting shall be held within three months of the end of each fiscal year.

An extraordinary annual meeting may be held when the board finds reason to do so. An extraordinary meeting shall be held if requested in writing by an auditor or by at least five percent of all full-year members, but always at least thirty. The request shall state which matter or matters shall be dealt with.

§ 3.2 Motions

A full-year member who wishes a particular matter to be dealt with at the ordinary annual meeting shall notify the board of the matter in writing before the end of the fiscal year, for consideration at the next annual meeting.

§ 3.3 Notice of annual meeting

The board shall can an annual meeting.

Notice of annual meeting shall contain information about the matters to be dealt with at the annual meeting.

Notice of annual meeting shall be issued no later than four weeks before the annual meeting. Notice shall be distributed with the aim of reaching as many members as possible. Decisions may not be made on matters other than those stated in the notice. The proposals of the board, auditor and nomination committee, as well as received motions with the board’s statement, are distributed, with the aim of reaching as many members as possible, no later than two weeks before the annual general meeting.

§ 3.4 Agenda for the annual general meeting

The annual general meeting shall include:

Opening of the annual meeting.
Establishment of the voting list.
Question whether the notice has been duly given.
Election of the chairman of the annual meeting.
Election of the minutestaker.
Election of two minutes adjusters, also vote tellers.
Adoption of the agenda.
Presentation of the annual report and presentation of the board’s rules of procedure.
Presentation of the balance sheet and income statement.
Presentation of the auditor’s report.
Resolution on adoption of the balance sheet and income statement.
Question on granting discharge form liability for the board.
Consideration of proposals from the board.
Consideration of motions from members.
Determination of membership fees.
Determination of budget for the next fiscal year.
Election of chairman in even years for a period of two years.
Election of treasurer in odd years for a period of two years.
Election of other board members:
1. Decision on number of board members.
2. Election for a period of two years of half the number of board members.
Any by-elections.
Election for a period of one year:
1. Två auditors.
2. One deputy auditor.
Election of three members to the nomination committee, for a period of one year, one of whom whall appoints to the convening.
Closing of the annual meeting.

At an extraordinary annual meeting, the notice shall, in addition to points 1-7, state the matters to be discussed..

§ 3.5 Minutes of the annual meeting

The adjusted minutes of the annual meeting shall be published on the association’s member portal and be posted in the association’s premises no later than four weeks after the end of the annual meeting.

§ 3.6 Voting rights and proxies

At the annual meeting, each member with a valid full-year membership has one vote.

A member’s right at the annual meeting is exercised by the member personally or by the member’s proxy, who must also hold a valid full-year membership. A member may represent no more than one other voting member. Proxies must submit a written, signed and dated proxy for the specific annual meeting.

The proxy must be an original.

§ 3.7 Voting

The decision of the annual meeting shall be made by the opinion that has received more than half of the votes cast or, in the event of a tie, by the opinion supported by the chairman of the meeting. In the event of a personal election where there are more candidates, a secret ballot shall be held.

In the event of a personal election, the person who received at least half of the votes cast shall be deemed elected. In the event of a tie, the election shall be decided by drawing lots unless otherwise decided by the annual meeting before the election is held.

If someone does not submit a ballot during a secret ballot or submits a ballot without voting information (so-called blank ballot), the person in question shall not be deemed to have voted.

§ 3.8 Eligibility

A person may be elected as a board member, auditor or member of the nomination committee if, at the time of election, he holds a valid full-year membership and has been a full-year member of the Association for at least one year.

§ 4 The Board

§ 4.1 Tasks and composition of the board

The board manages the Association’s ongoing activities, administration and operation in line with the Association’s purpose, the interests of the members and decisions from the annual meeting. The board decides on governance and policy documents based on the direction given by the statutes, and establishes for each new operating period a work order that specifies the task and responsibilities of the board and its various officers. The work order is presented at the annual meeting.

The Association’s board shall consist of:

Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Other members

The annual meeting decides ont eh number of members, a minimum of five and a maximum of eleven members in total. The term of office is stated in § 3.4, paragraphs 17-19. The board constitutes itself, except for the chairman and treasurer. If the chairman and/or the treasurer of the board resigns during the term of office, the board shall can an extraordinary meeting within four weeks.

§ 4.2 Quorum

The board of directors is quorate when more than half of the total number of board members are present.

The board’s decision shall be that of the majority of those voting. In the event of a tie, the decision supported by the chairman of the board shall apply. If the board only reaches a quorum whith the minimum possible number of members, unanimity is required for a decision to be valid.

§ 4.3 Meetings and minutes

A notice and proposed agenda shall be sent out no later than one week before the meeting. If at least half of the board members request it, the chairman must call a meeting within three weeks. A notice may then be issued by the chairman, vice chairman or another member appointed by the board. Adjusted minutes for for the meeting shall be sent to the board members and auditors within two weeks of the board meeting.

The board may co-opt persons to the board meetings. A co-opted person shall not have the right to vote but shall have the right to express opinions and make proposals on matters for which he has been co-opted. Auditors are entitled to attend board meetings.

§ 4.4 Signatory

The board decides how the Association’s company name shall be signed, however, by at least two persons jointly, including at least one of the board members. Signatory is not entitled to take out loands or other credit on behalf of the Association without a special recorded decision of the board.

§ 4.5 Board benefits

Board members do not pay entrance fee during their term of office. A board member who has completed their term of office does not pay a membership fee for the corresponding period.

§ 5 Auditors

The annual meeting appoints two auditors and one deputy auditor. The term of office is one year.

The audit report must be submitted no later than four weeks before the annual meeting. The board must submit a written explanation to the annual meeting of any remarks made in the audit report.

§ 6 Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be appointed by the annual meeting as convener. The term of office is one year.

The Nomination Committee shall prepare and propose persons for the positions of trust that the annual meeting shall appoint. The Nomination Committee’s proposal shall be attached to teh documents for the annual meeting.

§ 7 Amendments of the Statutes

Amendments to the Associations’s Statutes shall be decided by the annual meeting with a majority of at least two-thirds, at two consecutive annual meetings, one of which shall be the ordinary. These shall take place at least two months apart.

§ 8 Dissolution

Dissolution of the Association requires a decision by a majority of at least three-quarters, at two consecutive annual meetings, on of which shall be ordinary, At upon dissolution of the Association, any assets shall be transferred in accordance with what is determined at the annual meetings where the decision to dissolve is made.

These statutes were determined at the ordinary annual meeting on 2026-02-22 and the extraordinary annual meeting on 2026-05-07.
This is a machine translated version of the Swedish (original) version of the statutes.