(1) A person who desire to rejoin the party after leaving it shall,
(a) Apply to his Ward Secretary for re-admission; and
(b) Unless, given waiver by the National Working Committee, be placed on probation for a period of not less than a year.
(2) Subject to the provision of Section 8(b), a member on probation shall have the right to attend all meetings of the party, but shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings, nor shall he be eligible to contest for elective office on the platform of the party.
(3) Members shall pay their monthly subscription fees at the ward level, which must be reflected on their membership cards, and where a member consistently fails to pay his subscription fees for six months, such membership will be deemed to have lapsed.
(4) The party membership register shall be computerized to ensure control and to avoid fraud, and all ward registers shall be closed one month to congresses.
(5) Procedure and processes of keeping membership records shall be standardized such that there is uniform way of keeping and preserving records at all levels of the Party.
(6) Party members should ensure that they verify their names before the closure of ward registers; and authentication or recertification by the ward chairmen and secretaries should take place before nomination processes begin.
(7) The membership cards and registers shall be classified as party security documents.
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