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Have you read your Grand Lodge Masonic Code? California Masonic Code says:
§804.230. APPLICATIONS.
An application for the degrees or for affiliation shall be on the form approved by the Grand Master and provided by the Grand Secretary. An applicant must sign the completed application by signature or by a mark attested to by two members of the Lodge, if he is unable to write by reason of physical affliction. An applicant must be recommended by at least two members of the Lodge. A recommender need not have previously known the applicant, as long as prior to signing the application he first makes a careful investigation to ascertain if the applicant is worthy. Recommendation of an applicant is a personal pledge of Masonic honor to the Lodge that the applicant possesses the qualifications required. Any recommendation once given cannot be withdrawn after the application has been received by the Lodge. References need not be Masons or of the male gender. [Source: Sections 19040 and 26090 of the 1991 California Masonic Code.]
§804.330. REPORT OF INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The report of each member of the Investigating Committee shall set forth in detail the facts ascertained respecting the applicant and that Committee member’s conclusion on the applicant’s qualifications. If any member of the Committee reports unfavorable on the applicant or if a report demonstrates that the applicant is in any way not qualified or unworthy to be made a Mason, no ballot shall be taken on the applicant and the Master shall, upon receipt of such a report, declare the applicant rejected. Such rejection shall be reported at the next Stated Meeting of the Lodge but none of the contents of any reports on the applicant shall be disclosed, other than the conclusions on the applicant’s qualifications.
