wfd086 Posted January 23, 2017 at 06:28 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 06:28 PM Our By-Laws read to amend the By-Laws: Proposed amendments shall be signed and submitted in writing at a regular meeting of the general membership. All By-Laws or amendments to existing By-Laws shall be voted on by ballot no sooner than the next regular meeting. Two-thirds (2/3's) of the votes cast shall be necessary for acceptance. Once an amendment has been submitted is a motion required to adopt the amendment or would a vote be automatic? As long as I have been a member anytime an amendment was proposed it was just voted on at the next meeting with no motion, is that proper or have we been doing it wrong all along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted January 23, 2017 at 07:02 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 07:02 PM The chair should clearly state the amendment and allow any debate before putting it to a vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 23, 2017 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 08:34 PM 2 hours ago, wfd086 said: Once an amendment has been submitted -- is a motion required to adopt the amendment -- or would a vote be automatic? As long as I have been a member anytime an amendment was proposed it was just voted on at the next meeting with no motion. Is that proper, or have we been doing it wrong all along? The answer is "automatic". -- No motion is necessary. Per your bylaws' method of amendment, you are giving notice. Therefore, the amendment should be automatically "considered". See page 594. Quote [...] all bylaw amendments of which notice was given should be considered, as a matter of the rights of their proposers, and a bylaw amendment is not dropped simply because it would conflict with one previously adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted January 23, 2017 at 09:36 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 09:36 PM As far as the rules in RONR are concerned, giving previous notice of intent to make (introduce) a motion is no more than that. It is not the same thing as actually making a motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted January 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 10:00 PM 24 minutes ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: As far as the rules in RONR are concerned, giving previous notice of intent to make (introduce) a motion is no more than that. It is not the same thing as actually making a motion. Assuming this notice didn't come from a bylaws committee, is it your opinion that the presiding officer should recognize the member who gave previous notice at the proper time so that he can make his motion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted January 23, 2017 at 10:17 PM Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 at 10:17 PM 15 minutes ago, George Mervosh said: Assuming this notice didn't come from a bylaws committee, is it your opinion that the presiding officer should recognize the member who gave previous notice at the proper time so that he can make his motion? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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