>Due to a mistake on my part - trying to handle business from the road - > >Motion 99-27 - Alternate logo fails - 2/3 majority test - 10 needed to pass. > > 8 yes, 6 no, 1 abstain, 1 absent Since there was clearly a sizable body of opinion in favor of a new logo, we should put the issue before the membership. I would like to see a multiple-choice ballot, so that there is a fairly good likelihood that everyone will find some choice they agree with. E.g., A. Keep the current logo choices with no additional variations B. Keep the current logo design with a variation that adds Hawaii and Alaska C. Allow the new proposed logo designs as variations in addition to the current logo design D. Replace the current logo with the new design, with a grace period for transitioning out the old one It is worth emphasizing that this is NOT proposed as a By-Laws amendment. The By-Laws of an organization are like its constitution; they aren't meant to encompass every decision and policy. By-Laws amendments should only be for issues that either (A) replace or repeal something already in the By-Laws, or (B) we want to make VERY hard to change (as the By-Laws are.) I'm not making an official motion yet, because I'd like to work out the wording unofficially so that we don't have to go through a bunch of formal amendments to the motion. Also, it might be good to precede it with some motions setting up a general plebicite process for (non By-Laws) issues that we want to put before the membership. The process should be easy to participate in, secure, and easy to ignore if you don't want to be bothered by politics, as some CC's don't. Since multiple choice ballots can easily lead to a failure of any choice to get a majority, and we don't want to put people through multiple run-off votes, it would make things easier if the ballot involved ranking your choices. // Teri