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Our bylaws state: Section2. Amendments Committee An Amendments Committee of three shall be appointed by the Chairman to review proposed amendments to these Bylaws and prepare them for presentation to the Conference business meeting. The committee appointed during each convention shall begin to serve at its conclusion and continue to serve until it has completed its report to the succeeding convention. Is there any authority for this amendments committee created by the rule above to rule that an amendment proposed to it is out of order because it conflicts with the current bylaws in some way? Or must such a provision that it can reject certain proposed amendment required to be stated in the bylaws before it can take such action?

Our bylaws state the a Nominating Committee shall present the slate for the position of Board of Directors: 1. A Nominating Committee of four members of the Conference, who are not employees of the Conference, shall be selected as follows: two members shall be elected by the Conference in session and the Board of Directors shall name two members. This committee shall serve from the conclusion of the session in which it is selected until it makes its report to the next biennial convention. 2. The nominations offered by the Nominating Committee shall comprise the slate of nominees for membership on the Board. Does the current board of directors have the right to attempt to influence or suggest who the Nominating Committee include in their slate of nominees? Also, can the current board of directors question the Nominating Committee as to reasons why they did not include a person in their slate of nominees?