----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Swafford" <sagitta56@mchsi.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:17 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD] Bylaws Revision News - Final Review Changes > (**Please forward to all appropriate project lists**) > > The Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC) has approved amendments to > Article XV during final review. Final review amendments are > hi-lighted in green on the revisions page of the committee website > http://home.mchsi.com/~sagitta56/revisions.htm > > > To strike out "two-thirds (2/3)" from vote requirement regarding membership > votes to approve bylaw amendments. > > > Result - > ARTICLE XV. AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS > Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended by the membership of the USGenWeb > Project through a 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 majority 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 > 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 > 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 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. > > Final review of articles has now been completed. Members are encouraged to > comment via the Discuss-L email list, or contact BRC members directly for > possible reconsideration of specific articles or sections. > Reconsideration is dependent on approval of the BRC to re-open the article > or section. > > Roger Swafford > BRC - Chairman >