Guest Peter Stone Posted April 2, 2022 at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 at 01:57 PM ByLaws requires any amendment of ByLaws be first approved by 2/3rd vote of Board and then subsequently approved by 2/3rd vote of members at a special membership meeting. If the 2/3rd of members do not approve amendment does the prior Board approval survive so that it may still be passed at at later special membership meeting? Or is the prior Board action on the ByLaws amendment of no further effect and cannot be brought up again for approval at another special membership meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 2, 2022 at 05:54 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 at 05:54 PM On 4/2/2022 at 8:57 AM, Guest Peter Stone said: ByLaws requires any amendment of ByLaws be first approved by 2/3rd vote of Board and then subsequently approved by 2/3rd vote of members at a special membership meeting. If the 2/3rd of members do not approve amendment does the prior Board approval survive so that it may still be passed at at later special membership meeting? Or is the prior Board action on the ByLaws amendment of no further effect and cannot be brought up again for approval at another special membership meeting? This is ultimately a question of bylaws interpretation that your organization will have to resolve for itself. Based upon the facts presented, my own view is that if the motion is rejected by the membership, the process starts over. The board would need to approve the motion again in order to bring it up again at a future meeting of the membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 2, 2022 at 08:28 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 at 08:28 PM FWIW, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted April 3, 2022 at 01:14 AM Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 at 01:14 AM On 4/2/2022 at 1:54 PM, Josh Martin said: Based upon the facts presented, my own view is that if the motion is rejected by the membership, the process starts over. The board would need to approve the motion again in order to bring it up again at a future meeting of the membership. On 4/2/2022 at 4:28 PM, Atul Kapur said: FWIW, I agree. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 3, 2022 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted April 3, 2022 at 06:12 AM Because I like Josh and wanted to support him. 😀 And, while we haven't been given the details of wording of these bylaws, my experience is that the bylaws that have such an approval process make it clear that, as Mr. Martin says, the process starts anew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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