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We have in our Constitution that the governing board can be up to 24 members. In our bylaws, it designates that the governing board can only have 9 members, and that it can only be changed by a vote of the whole constituency. Any insight?

The answer may be in the details of the wording of the two documents. Generally a Constitution is the superior document and would override the Bylaws. It all depends. Perhaps there is no conflict if it is read that the bylaws may place further restrictions on the issue. After all having 9 is withing "up to 24".

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We have in our Constitution that the governing board can be up to 24 members. In our bylaws, it designates that the governing board can only have 9 members, and that it can only be changed by a vote of the whole constituency. Any insight?

I don't see a problem. To determine if there is a conflict would require reading both documents in their entirety, which is beyond the scope of this forum. As gerry4000 has indicated, it's possible that the two documents are in harmony.

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