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Does Constitution Change Alter Current Election Term


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A group has used a constitutional review in an attempt to alter an election term is this legal?

The current board is elected until 2012 by virtue of the present Constitution, a review committee has presented a constitutional revision which states an election shall occur in 2011. Is this appropriate where the parties were already appointed/elected until 2012?

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A group has used a constitutional review in an attempt to alter an election term.

Is this legal?

The current board is elected until 2012 by virtue of the present Constitution, a review committee has presented a constitutional revision

which states an election shall occur in 2011.

Is this appropriate where the parties were already appointed/elected until 2012?

Anyone can propose amendments.

That violates no rule in Robert's Rules of Order.

I have not read the text of your committee's document.

So I cannot say if your paraphrase is accurate, or is sensible.

So, I cannot say if their "revision" is "appropriate". (Your terms.)

Context is everything.

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RONR does note, however, that bylaw amendments can alter conditions for people in the midst of their terms in office - p. 579 - so your review group may be proposing a legitimate change.

You, at the meeting when these changes come up, can propose that specific changes be delayed by adopting provisos prior to voting on the bylaw amendments - see p. 578 ff. Or simply defeat the amendment proposals.

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