----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Swafford" <sagitta56@mchsi.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Bylaws Revision -- News > (**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) > > The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) is starting the final review process of > first draft proposals. Members are encouraged to respond with comments or > suggestions related to the following articles. > Upon completion of final review of these last three articles, the BRC may by > majority vote "reconsider" certain articles or sections of articles. > > ARTICLE XIII. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES AND APPEAL PROCESS > Section 1. All members of The USGenWeb Project have the right to submit a > grievance or appeal to the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board, as the > governing body of the project, has authority to resolve grievances or > appeals as the situation warrants. > Section 2. Grievances should be submitted to the National Coordinator, the > Regional Representative, or the Representative at Large. > > ARTICLE XIV. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY > The USGenWeb Project shall be governed by the current edition of "The > Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure" in all cases not provided for in > the law, bylaws or adopted rules. > > ARTICLE XV. AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS > Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended by the membership of the USGenWeb > Project through a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote by members who vote on the > proposed amendment to the bylaw. > Section 2. Members of any XXGenWeb may submit an amendment proposal (in > proper format with desired wording) to their State Coordinator for review > and presentation to the XXGenWeb membership by referendum. A 2/3 vote of > approval shall cause the proposal to be forwarded to the Advisory Board to > be posted on the national website and notice to be sent to the membership > via appropriate email lists. > Section 3. Proposed amendments from state projects must be posted for > display on the national website (with attribution of the state sponsor and > date ) not later than 1 June. To qualify for placement on the annual > election ballot proposed amendments must have an additional four (4) states > as co-sponsors. State projects may co-sponsor an amendment proposal by 2/3 > majority of legal votes cast by its members to support the amendment. > Section 4. Voting on proposed amendments to the bylaws shall occur during > the annual voting period concurrent with voting in the annual election. A > two-thirds (2/3) majority of members voting within that time frame is > required to adopt. > Section 5. In the case of an urgent matter affecting the operations of The > USGenWeb Project, the Advisory Board may amend the bylaws by 2/3 majority > vote. Amendments adopted by the Advisory Board must be ratified by 2/3 > majority vote of the membership during the voting period of the regularly > scheduled election. > Section 6. Amendment proposals of XXGenWeb's posted on the national website > which do not obtain the required co-sponsors shall be removed on 1 June > annually and may not again be proposed without modification. Amendment > proposals which fail to be adopted by the membership may remain posted on > the national website for 1 year and placed on the ballot a second time > provided additional co-sponsors or modification is made to those proposals. > Any amendment proposal that fails to be adopted after appearing on the > ballot twice shall not be reconsidered. > > All revision drafts may be viewed at http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/ > > Roger > BRC-Chair