Guest Jim R Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:12 PM Who can change the by laws and does it need to go to a vote of the membership or can the board change them. Our by laws do not state how to change by laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:22 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:22 PM If your bylaws are completely silent on how they are to be amended (are you sure? - that is kinda unusual - go take another look!), then see p. 581. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:24 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:24 PM If your bylaws are truly silent on their amendment then it's the general membership. Your board can only do what your bylaws (or other governing documents) say that your board can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim R Posted May 12, 2014 at 03:04 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 03:04 AM The bylaws are silent on how they are amended. Our bylaws are only a 10 page doc. If the general membership votes to change a bylaw do they need a simple majority or a 2/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted May 12, 2014 at 09:46 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 09:46 AM The bylaws are silent on how they are amended. Our bylaws are only a 10 page doc. If the general membership votes to change a bylaw do they need a simple majority or a 2/3 "The bylaws should always prescribe the procedure for their amendment, and such provision should always require at least that advance notice be given in a specified manner, and that the amendment be approved by a two-thirds vote. If the bylaws contain no provision for their amendment, they can be amended by a two-thirds vote if previous notice (in the sense defined on p. 121) has been given, or they can be amended by the vote of a majority of the entire membership." (RONR, 11th ed., p. 581) The fact that bylaws are only 10 pages long is no excuse for their failure to contain those provisions which ought to be included. The sample bylaws in RONR are less than 6 pages in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Adcox Posted May 16, 2014 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 at 08:41 PM Once the bylaws are changed, e.g. meeting time changed, how must that info be added to the original document? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 16, 2014 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 at 09:09 PM The amendment text should specify exactly what words (or numbers) are to be changed in the original: like "Strike out the words '7:30 PM' and insert '8:00 AM'." Then just reprint the bylaws with the amendment(s) incorporated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Adcox Posted May 21, 2014 at 05:52 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 at 05:52 PM Thanks, Mr. Stackpole. Insert the change and notate what the change is, then reprint. OK. However, I also need to know whether the document must be then re-signed by (current) officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:03 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:03 PM No, the amendment that is voted on has to specify exactly what the change is, and that must be included in the minutes of the meeting. The new reprint of the bylaws only has to contain the bylaws in their new form. The document need not be signed. It is only a copy. The official documentation of the amendment is the minutes of that meeting, which presumably the secretary will sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:40 PM The document need not be signed. It is only a copy. The official documentation of the amendment is the minutes of that meeting, which presumably the secretary will sign. Or, as I seem unable to refrain from saying, the map is not the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ana Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:41 PM Can Voting on the amendments be tabled if they are on our agenda? Our agenda states we will be voting to amend our by-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:49 PM Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 at 02:49 PM Guest_ANA: Best that you ask a new (even though sorta related) question in a new topic/thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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