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I'm the Chair of the Bylaws Committee. The current bylaws were approved in 2022 (I wasn't part of the bylaws committee that proposed the bylaws substitution that ultimately got approved, although I requested to be on that committee) and changed the procedure for amending the bylaws to only two paragraphs, as follows: Amendments a. Proposed amendments shall first be submitted in writing to the Chairperson of the By-Law committee for due diligence and discussion. Upon completion, the chairperson shall propose any changes at the next scheduled meeting, with no less than 10 days’ notice. b. A two-thirds vote of eligible members present at any annual, general membership, or special meeting upon recommendation from the By-Law Committee will constitute adoption of all changes recommended by the By-Law committee. The current bylaws committee (4 current board members plus me, a former board member who was one of the primary writers of the original bylaws) met 12 times over the course of 5 months, and submitted proposed amendments to the Board of Directors in June, as a courtesy and because prior to 2022 the bylaws required proposed amendments to first be reviewed and approved by the board. After submitting the proposed amendments, the President asked that I attend a board meeting to discuss the amendments in July. At the end of that meeting, it was requested that the board convene in August to continue discussing the bylaws before the proposed amendments are considered by the general membership. At the August board meeting, there was no action by the board to specifically authorize or prevent the proposed amendments from being distributed to membership, but the discussion indicated they would be shared. On multiple occasions I asked, in writing, that the proposed amendments be distributed to the membership in advance of the 9/20 general membership meeting. The President called me on the phone to say the amendments weren't ready and the board needed more time. Given the notification requirement in the bylaws, and my inability to access general membership via email distribution, what are my best options - give me the pros and play devil's advocate. Should I motion to amend the agenda to discuss the proposed amendments to the bylaws? Should I distribute hard copies of the proposed amendments? If the President reports on the Bylaws Committee on my behalf, to I rise as a point of order if I'm in disagreement with his perspective? If the President doesn't report on the Bylaws Committee, do I bring this up under New Business? What other ideas or suggestions do you have? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Can the Bylaws Committee of an organization withdraw proposed bylaw amendments submitted to it by members which are inconsistent with the organization's Constitution prior to the meeting or must it present the proposed amendment to the membership and just advise that the committee does not recommend adoption and explain why? The organization's bylaws do not have a provision for withdrawal of proposed amendments. The duties of the committee are to solicit and evaluate amendments to be voted upon at the organization's annual meeting and disseminate to the members prior to the meeting. This has been done by the committee however, it did not realize one of them was inconsistent with the Constitution.

If the Bylaws require amendments to Bylaws to be first approved by the Executive Board and then submitted to the the membership, can the membership amend those amendments without the amendment to the amendment first receiving the approval of the Executive Committee?