Amending By-Laws

[Bob]

Can the main body amend by-law changes if the directors must initiate any of these changes?

The current by-laws require the board of directors to initiate, pass on or deny any changes to the by-laws that are requested. This requires a certain amount of prior notification to the group.

[jstackpo]

Without a reading of your bylaws (NO!, please don't post them here - we are not in the business of bylaw interpretation, RONR is quite enough, thank you!) I can't answer your question. It depends too much on the precise rules in your bylaws describing the process of bylaw amendment. And your rules are yours to sort out.

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[Guest Edgar]

The current by-laws require the board of directors to initiate, pass on or deny any changes to the by-laws that are requested.

If the bylaws give the board the exclusive authority to amend the bylaws, the general membership is out of the loop. You could try to persuade the board to restore that authority to the general membership (by amending the bylaws) but it might be unwilling to do so.