General Membership shall consist of any student who accepts, believes, and works for the goals and objectives of M.E.Ch.A., including the liberation of Aztlan.  College students shall be limited to six years active membership service (excluding high school) as an undergraduate and two years service at the graduate level in a non-voting advisory role.  Active membership will be officially recognized by their campus M.E.Ch.A.  Graduates are encouraged to refrain from voting to allow new membership to develop.  When M.E.Ch.A. meetings are being conducted and M.E.Ch.A. business is being discussed, voting shall be limited to active members only.