bylaws

[Guest Kirk Rosa]

Bylaws for our organization specifically  state under Article  X that to amend the by laws, the following must be met.   Now the chairman and the so called palimentartian is saying that they can present the amendments without following Article X.  I am looking at where in Roberts Rule would deal with this.

 

[Richard Brown]

The procedure in the bylaws for amending the bylaws must be followed. However, In order to fully answer your question it would help to know what article X says and in what way someone is proposing to not follow it.

[Guest Article 10]

The above By-Laws can be amended at any Western Conference meeting at the National Convention providing the following requirements are met:

 

      a. The amendments must be offered at the Mid-Winter Western Conference meeting.

     

      b. Each Department in the Conference must be notified by mail by the Western Conference  

          Secretary.

    

      c. It must be voted on at a duly constituted meeting at the National Convention.

      

      d. A two-thirds (2/3) approval vote of the eligible Departments members present at the meeting

           is required for passage of an amendment.    

 

They believe they can throw out bullet a.        

[Richard Brown]

Assuming that these are the bylaws in question, section A is a critical part of the amendment process and in my opinion it cannot be skipped.  The proposed amendments must first be proposed or presented at the midwinter Western Conference.