This question has to do with which bylaws to follow in a nonprofit with the following structure: a national organization, with regional/satellite offices, and each regional/satellite office with volunteer chapter(s).
The regional office has its own set of bylaws which outline the running of its chapters.
Chapters previously did not have Chapter bylaws, rather a Chapter Manual Guide (CMG).
Recently, the regional office restructured the CMG to include bylaws, but kept these new bylaws under the the cover/title of CMG. Is this even a thing (as in, can there be bylaws at several different layers of an organization)?
Is it possible for there to both be chapter bylaws and regional bylaws? If so, which takes precedence in the event of conflicting language?
There is a differing of opinions on which of these documents to follow. Is this a question for parliamentary procedure or legal standing?
