Goat Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:38 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:38 PM We had a committee in place to revise the Organizations Constitution.Now being that some of the power has been removed from the Executive Board (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Financial Secretary and Treasurer) and given to the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and some members think that the revisions to the Constitution need to be looked at and approved by a Lawyer first before being giving to the membership for approval.This will not be voted as a whole, but on each individual revision of the Constitution.Does a Lawyer have to look at and approve said changes before sending to the membership?The original Constitution was made in 1923, and to my knowledge, there have been other revisions and additions without the need of a lawyer.Thank You for your time.Kim Ludwiszewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:55 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:55 PM Does a Lawyer have to look at and approve said changes before sending to the membership?No. There is no rule in Robert's Rules of Order which requires such a thing.I would instead recommend that you have your proposed bylaws' amendments reviewed by a parliamentarian.A parliamentarian will find vagaries and loopholes which a lawyer (a non-parliamentarian) may well overlook.A parliamentarian will know the default parliamentary rules in Robert's Rules of Order, and can recommend which text to leave in, and which text to take out as special rules of order or as standing rules.An experienced parliamentarian will know which wording will generate ambiguities raised by a future reader of those bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 at 11:56 PM Does a Lawyer have to look at and approve said changes before sending to the membership?Nothing in RONR requires a lawyer OK amendments to the Constitutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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