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Assuming this would mean an org under state government (ex. cities)? We're an incorporated non-profit.

This answered my questions! Thanks @Atul Kapur!

If it helps at all, throw my organization out of the equation and just in general terms: say you're founding a new organization and have not yet created bylaws and therefore have not set a parliamentary authority yet - what decides the vote parameters for adopting the bylaws?

Yes, nothing explicit about bylaw amendments in the current bylaws. Shoddily written seemingly to just have something there and missing a lot.

Yeah it's a weird situation and I'm not sure how to best explain it at this moment without going into too much detail that I'd like to stay away from. Thanks for the attempted help though, my original questions were certainly answered!

Apologies - having a hard time figuring out the right phrasing to explain. The current bylaws do not say anything about their amendment nor do they explicitly define a parliamentary authority to fall-back on. Very poorly written which is part of the need for the rewrite. Hope that helps explain.

Thank you so much @Shmuel Gerber - this is exactly what I was looking for! One more question out of curiosity RE: 56:15 --> it says that it takes the vote for an amendment instead of a normal motion, which in RONR would be a 2/3 vote if I'm reading correctly. Currently, my organization has written bylaws, but none that will be applicable to members at the time of this vote, so no parliamentary authority is explicitly defined although Robert's Rules is informally adopted outside of this. Furthermore, this revision of the bylaws will override RONR and allow bylaw amendments specifically to be passed by simple majority for the time being. So, would the proper procedure be to follow RONR's 2/3 rule, or the revision's simple majority rule for the voting of new bylaws? In a way - what defines the parliamentary authority and votes required to pass a motion before an organization's bylaws are explicitly in place?

I have been tasked with doing a complete overhaul of my organization's bylaws, and have the text entirely written already. As a part of my new role, I am also trying to move towards proper parliamentary procedure in meetings and more strict adherence to Robert's Rules. I am a bit confused when it comes to how the motion for a bylaw rewrite is supposed to be presented, and would love any and all information one can provide. Specifically, does a rewrite proposal operate the same way as defined in the "Second Operational Meeting" section of RONR (i.e. do you propose a rewrite the same way the original version was proposed)? I believe I read this, but I cannot find the item that states it anymore. If this is the case, what determines a waiving of the first reading? Is it brought to a vote, or can it be waived by claiming enough notice was provided (all members will have had access to the text for 1+ month)? It is quite a lengthy document and I am afraid the longer the meeting goes on the more frustrated members will be if every article has to be read out that they have already read. Any other information you think may be helpful would also be greatly appreciated! I am brand new to parliamentary procedure and am having a fun time learning about everything so far, so I appreciate any new knowledge.