Guest Kanu Bala Posted August 18, 2018 at 01:54 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 01:54 AM For WONCA South Asia, we formulated a Bylaws for the region which is agreed by all the 8 organizations of the region. Bylaws will be placed and accepted on 13 October 2018 at WONCA Seoul Meeting. Can we hold election according to that Bylaws immediate after accepting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 18, 2018 at 02:51 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 02:51 AM Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 18, 2018 at 02:59 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 02:59 AM 3 minutes ago, Hieu H. Huynh said: Yes. I agree. For the last 10 minutes I have been searching (with utter futility) through my copy of RONR for language stating that a motion goes into effect immediately upon adoption unless there is a proviso imposing a later time. Anyone have a citation for that? Ah...for the want of a CD ROM of the 11th Edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 18, 2018 at 03:18 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 03:18 AM See RONR 11th ed., p. 597. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 18, 2018 at 03:22 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 03:22 AM "The bylaws take effect immediately upon their adoption" (RONR 11th ed., p. 559, l. 25). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 18, 2018 at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 at 12:51 PM Thanks! If it were a snake it would have jumped out and bit me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted August 19, 2018 at 06:22 AM Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 at 06:22 AM Unfortunately, there may be a complication to using the standard provision in RONR which is quoted above. WONCA's Bylaws Article 24 on Amendments state that "Such amendment or amendments shall be operative from the conclusion of that Council Meeting." It doesn't look like the Region's bylaws are an amendment to WONCA's bylaws themselves but are the region's bylaws new or an amendment to ones that already exist? If the latter, do your existing regional bylaws have the same provision? [I was looking up who WONCA is and got carried away] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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