On Tue, 13 May 2003, David W. Morgan wrote: > > An amendment to the bylaws requires a 2/3rd vote. Yet a complete re-write > only requires a majority. > > If there is a conflict between the bylaws and the RRoR, the bylaws > prevail. The USGenWeb Project Bylaws ARTICLE XV. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY The USGenWeb Project shall be governed by accepted parliamentary procedure, except in those cases where such procedure conflicts with the existing bylaws of The USGenWeb Project. ARTICLE XVI. AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended by the membership of The USGenWeb Project through a two-thirds (2/3) majority of those members participating during the voting period. Section 2. Any state project may propose an amendment by sending their proposal to one or more of the Advisory board members representing their region and including the exact wording of the proposed amendment. Upon receipt of the proposed amendment, the Advisory Board representative(s) shall request the Webmaster to post the proposed change on the national website and the National Coordinator to post to the State-Coord-L List, and any other appropriate lists, for dissemination to the members. Section 3. The proposed amendment, with the sponsor's name and date of posting, shall remain posted for a period of at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual voting period of July 1-July 31. Any proposed amendment shall require a minimum of five (5) states as co-sponsors to command that it be placed on the ballot. State projects wishing to co-sponsor the amendment shall notify the Advisory Board and make an announcement on the USGenWeb-All Mailing List. Section 4. Voting on any proposed amendment to the bylaws shall be during the annual voting period of July 1-July 31 and a two-thirds (2/3) majority, of the members voting within that time frame, is required for the amendment to pass. Section 5. In the case of an urgent matter affecting the well-being of The USGenWeb Project, the Advisory Board may propose an amendment and disseminate it to the membership without the required co-sponsorship. In this case, the proposed amendment shall be posted to the national website and disseminated to the membership within two (2) business days. The proposed amendment shall remain posted for a minimum of three (3) business days. A special ballot shall be prepared and voting shall be for a period of five (5) business days. A two-thirds (2/3) majority, of The USGenWeb Project membership, voting within that time frame, shall be required for the amendment to pass. Section 6. Any proposed amendment, not obtaining the required co-sponsorship, may not be proposed again until the next regularly scheduled voting period. Any proposed amendment not obtaining the approval of the membership after appearing on the annual ballot three (3) times shall be considered a dead issue. > > If this is not true, then I am really confused. > > David > > > On Tue, 13 May 2003, Phyllis Rippee wrote: > > > David, > > > > I don't know why it is confusing. It only takes a majority vote of the > > general membership to adopt a revised set of bylaws. That is what I quoted > > from Sturgis. > > > > Someone else brought up what the charge to the BRC was. When the current > > BRC reports out, they will report to whoever the NC is. Then, it can go to > > the general membership for approval. > > > > Because there is no revision process established in the current set of > > bylaws, we have to refer to the accepted parliamentary authority. And, that > > is a simple majority vote can adopt a new set of bylaws. > > > > Not a simple majority of SCs, AB members, or BRC committee members. But a > > simple majority of the general membership, who bother to vote on the issue. > > > > And, I don't know why that should be confusing. > > > > Step One: The committee was appointed and charged by Holly. > > > > Step Two: The committee had some member changes. > > > > Step Three: The committee did not have its work done when Holly's term > > ended. > > > > Step Four: Richard continued the committee. It has had member changes. We > > know what charge Holly gave the committee. We do not know what Richard told > > it to do. > > > > Step Five: When its work is finished, the report will go to the then > > NC....unless a new NC comes in and disbands the committee before the report > > is issued. > > > > Step Six: IF the NC chooses to present it to the general membership for a > > vote, it will take a simple majority of those voting to put the revised set > > in effect. > > > > Phyllis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: David W. Morgan <damorgan@nyx.net> > > To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: 13 May, 2003 4:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Revision > > > > > > > On Tue, 13 May 2003, Phyllis Rippee wrote: > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > You are correct in the charge that was given to the BRC by Holly. It > > was > > > > fairly well spelled out by the committee to establish the purpose of the > > > > "real" committee. > > > > > > > > However, since the committee was appointed by Holly, it was the NC's > > > > committee. It was never sanctioned by the AB. Technically, that meant > > that > > > > it ended when Holly's term ended. > > > > > > > > The current NC, however, continued the BRC and we have no way of knowing > > > > what his charge to his BRC is. > > > > > > > > Phyllis > > > > > > > > > > Phyllis, you are the one that brought Sturgiss into this, saying it only > > > takes a majority vote to change everything. > > > > > > No wonder people get confused. > > > > > > David > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > > > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > > > FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm > > > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > David W. Morgan damorgan@nyx.net Honolulu Hawaii > SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm > ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > David W. 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