Are we going to vote on this? The USGenWeb Project Bylaws Proposed States' Rights Amendment BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF AMENDMENT All authority is vested at state (XXGenWeb) and local levels, including Special Projects; all grievances handled at XXGenWeb and local level only; prohibits national sanctions; does away with all national positions other than a national webmaster and national special project webmasters, each elected by the membership, and each with no authority other than website maintenance; all national list managers (State-Coord, USGW-CC-L, etc.) elected by subscribers; adds perpetual prohibition against commercial activity. CURRENT STATUS (06/02/00) Both the proposed amendment by TNGenWeb and the co-sponsorship of ORGenWeb were filed on 05/31/00. Co-sponsorship by NEGenWeb was filed on 06/01/00. A minimum of three more state projects must co-sponsor the amendment prior to Jul 1, 2000 for it to be placed on the July 1 ballot. FAQ: http://www.geocities.com/usgenwebamend/faq.html Alley Blackford Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb CC alleyb@worldnet.att.net