Can a member be reinstated after resignation?

A Freemason who has resigned from a Craft lodge remains bound by his Masonic obligations, but he forfeits the active rights and privileges of a subscribing member until he rejoins. He may re-apply to the lodge as a joining member provided he has complied with its by-laws and general regulations and is clear of arrears, as the United Grand Lodge of England sets out. A written notice of resignation may also be withdrawn before it is formally reported to the lodge, or at a later stage if the lodge votes to invite the brother to withdraw it, according to the United Grand Lodge of England. Once re-admitted, he resumes his former standing as a subscribing member.

The historical passages supplied from the library treat reinstatement following judicial penalties—such as suspension 2 or expulsion 12—rather than the procedure for voluntary demit or resignation.