[Forrest]

Over59,

Article IX obviously does give the Region President the ability to deny a "provisional" charter because the wording used is "may" and not "shall."

That said though, I think you have a point. The chartering of the Four Corners Unit should not be dead simply because it was denied a provisional charter. The Article states, "Applications for Unit Charters shall be made in writing to the Board of Trustees through the President of the Region in whose geographic area the proposed unit seeks to organize." It appears to me (as I think it did to you) that the Region President has an obligation to present the application to the Board because that is the entity that must consider it. Granted, the Board is unlikely to approve the application unless the Region President supports it.

Still, it looks to me like everyone is giving up too early. Just because the provisional charter was not approved does not mean that a Four Corners Unit can not get a charter.