To be eligible for funds all delegates except the President and Vice President must attend nine (9) of the twelve (12) branch meetings and sign the attendance sheet. Starting with the 2020 National Convention, the eligibility period will be January through December preceding each convention (National or State). A retiree, who is not a branch officer to receive funds from the Branch to be a paid delegate to any convention (National or State) shall be determined by the ratio of one (1) to seven (7) or a major portion thereof. The retiree must fulfill the requirements of any other elected delegate. The placement on the selected delegate list shall determine the number of retirees who are not branch officers by the above ratio to attend any convention. Any retired member who is an officer of the branch shall be considered as an active member and his position on the delegate list shall be determined by the number of votes received.