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Atul Kapur, In the past, which included amendments to the by-laws and amendments to another Policy Manual Volume, Faculty Personnel Policies, any member can make a motion for a ballot vote. If the motion for a ballot vote is seconded, it passes by a majority vote. Then a ballot vote is done for the amendment to the by-laws or the Faculty Personnel Policies volume. The current President is interpreting the bylaws by as the by-laws amendment must be voted on at a meeting. Previous Presidents allowed for a motion for a ballot vote for by-laws amendments.

Exact wording: ARTICLE VI AMENDMENTS Section 1. These bylaws shall be amended by two-thirds vote of those members present and voting at any meeting of the general membership, providing written notice of the proposed amendment has been given to each member at least two weeks prior to the meeting, and a quorum is present. ARTICLE V MEETINGS Section 3. Forty percent of the general membership shall constitute a quorum, rounded to the nearest whole number. Proxy votes shall not be accepted. a. Any critical issue with a potential for wide-ranging consequences shall be submitted to a mailbox ballot. Section 4. Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall guide the Faculty Senate President and govern proceedings in all cases not provided for in these bylaws.

Thank you, what further information is needed?

The by-laws state that by-laws shall be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at any meeting of the general membership, providing written notice of the proposed amendment has been given to all members at least two weeks prior to the meeting and a quorum is present. In the section under Meetings, it states that any critical issue with a potential for wide-ranging consequences be submitted to a mailbox ballot. Can a motion to send the proposed amendment to a ballot vote be done? Will it override the "shall be" amended at any general membership meeting?

According to Robert's Rules of Order, can one person serve as President and President-Elect during the same year? Our Faculty Senate by-laws do not address this.

Can a motion (moved and seconded, amended, discussed and passed) as recorded by the Recording Secretary in the written minutes be changed by the President or President-Elect before being sent to members for approval? The President believes that because parts of the motion were not discussed during the meeting, they should not be included in the minutes.