Guest Walter Henry Posted May 13, 2016 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 at 10:23 PM I am the Secretary of a Board that received proposed amendments to the Bylaws. The President claims that a member submitted the proposed changes to him and that due to the Bylaws, he had the right to send out the proposed changes by email ahead of the Business Meeting. When he sent out the proposed changes, there was no indication of which member proposed the changes. According to our bylaws, "new Bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Association. Proposed changes shall be posted to the Association's website and delivered via email to members at least ten business days before a scheduled vote and shall have specified the proposed change or the provision or provisions to be affected thereby... Amendments may be proposed to the President in writing by the Board of Directors or by any member of the Association." Nowhere in the Bylaws does it state that the member has to identify themselves but because the President sent out the proposed changes, the majority of the membership thought the proposal came from the Board (which it didn't). The President claims that there is no requirement to reveal the member who proposed the changes. Based on Robert's Rules of Order 11th edition, can anyone confirm that the amendments can be proposed without identifying the author? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 13, 2016 at 10:48 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 at 10:48 PM RONR has no requirement that the ultimate source of bylaw amendments be made known to the voters. What counts is the vote of the members when the time comes to adopt (or defeat, of course) the amendments. The voters might be able to figure out who initiated the amendments from the debate, and the debaters, but that isn't particularly relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 14, 2016 at 12:06 AM Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 at 12:06 AM Well, when the meeting rolls around, someone is going to have to move to amend the bylaws (and someone else second it). At that point the mover's identity will be pretty clear, although it is not necessarily true that the person who moved the change was the same person who authored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Walter Henry Posted May 14, 2016 at 12:11 AM Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 at 12:11 AM Thank you for your responses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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