Bylaws Approval

[Guest Jenn]

A constituent group voted hand sent their bylaws to the parent organization for review and approval.  The parent organization recommended changes prior to approval.  Does the constituent group vote again on those changes? What reference in RONR guides this process?

[Hieu H. Huynh]

Whatever process is in your bylaws for amending them is what should be followed.

[Joshua Katz]

Assuming the parent organization is simply making recommendations (and doesn't, for instance, have provisions in its bylaws allowing it to modify the bylaws of constituent groups), the constituent group should consider the recommendations using whatever its normal procedure for amendment is.  If there is no procedure in its bylaws, and RONR is the parliamentary authority, then the default is to require notice and a 2/3 vote, or a majority of the entire membership voting in the affirmative.

[Richard Brown]

Is the approval of the parent group required before the by laws go into effect?

[Jenn]

Yes, the approval of parent group is required before the bylaws go into effect.  That being said, should that (parent group approval) be prefaced to the body before the amendments with the parent group’s edits are disseminated again for a 2/3 vote?

[Josh Martin]

16 hours ago, Jenn said:

Yes, the approval of parent group is required before the bylaws go into effect.  That being said, should that (parent group approval) be prefaced to the body before the amendments with the parent group’s edits are disseminated again for a 2/3 vote?

Unless the parent assembly made some changes to the amendments to the bylaws, I see no need to vote on them again, unless your rules specifically require it.