Guest Philip Posted February 16, 2017 at 01:54 AM Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 at 01:54 AM If the Bylaws require amendments to Bylaws to be first approved by the Executive Board and then submitted to the the membership, can the membership amend those amendments without the amendment to the amendment first receiving the approval of the Executive Committee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted February 16, 2017 at 02:00 AM Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 at 02:00 AM I would think the rules for such amendments would be the same as those for scope of notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted February 16, 2017 at 03:39 AM Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 at 03:39 AM I think you're largely on your own here, since RONR doesn't address the issue of two separate bodies having to approve the same motion. For what it's worth, in most ordinary organizations, the general membership is considered the superior body to the board, and can rescind or amend decisions made by the board in all cases in which the bylaws do not give the board exclusive authority. Whether that applies to your specific situation, however, is something your organization is going to have to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted February 16, 2017 at 01:59 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 at 01:59 PM 12 hours ago, Guest Philip said: . . . Executive Board . . . . . . the membership . . . . . . Executive Committee . . . Q. You have three bodies involved in the process? Because of this complexity, no answer is possible from Robert's Rules of Order, since your method of amendment is so unusual, so unique. Someone will have to read your bylaws and interpret the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 16, 2017 at 04:42 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 at 04:42 PM 2 hours ago, Kim Goldsworthy said: Q. You have three bodies involved in the process? Because of this complexity, no answer is possible from Robert's Rules of Order, since your method of amendment is so unusual, so unique. Someone will have to read your bylaws and interpret the text. I suspect guest Philip is using the terms executive committee and executive board interchangeably, but, regardless, it is still a question of interpreting his organization's bylaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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