Hi Julia, The proposal is an amendment to the USGenWeb Project bylaws. The question about this has to do with how it will be presented to the Project CCs for their approval. The options are covered in ARTICLE XVI. AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS with the applicable parts shown below. They have worked the past eighteen months preparing the amendment and now some are wanting to follow Section 5 below to rush this through the voting process as urgent instead of following the established bylaws and normal amendment procedure as listed in Sections 3 and 4. 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. Les At 07:28 PM 1/23/2007, you wrote: >PS! > >IF this is a new amendment as the WVGEN By Laws lacks a grievance amendment -- >it certainly is an excellent start. > >Julia West Virginia genealogy page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgenweb/ Jackson County genealogy page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/JACK.HTM