Bylaw amendment

[Guest Gary c Tesser]

You mean, of course, within the scope of the notice? (Otherwise I'm going to have to go look up some words.)"

[David A Foulkes]

Let's say the bylaw currently reads:

The audit committe shall consist of not less than three members and no more than five.

Proposed:

Adding "in good standing" after the word "members."

Now, could I move to st"

[Guest JDStackpole]

But the answer is most likely "No".

Suppose the bylaw amendment was to change the club colors from "red" to "indigo". The ONLY proper amendment to that bylaw amendment proposal would be some other color between red "

[Guest JDStackpole]

And in answer to your example of "in good standing", most definitely "NO!""

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

The mere consideration of an amendment to a proposed bylaw has no effect on other amendments to the proposal.

But "changes to other words" would not properly be an amendment to the amendment (of the amendment), rather they'd be a separa"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>The ONLY proper amendment to that bylaw amendment proposal would be some other color between red and indigo in the spectrum.<<

Maybe you could get away with that at, say, MIT, but I don't think most people think of the spectrum as d"

[Guest Chris H]

I think the only amendments within scope of notice would refer to the "in good standing" (whatever that means) phrase. There probably isn't much wiggle room there unless you wanted to strike and insert "not in good standing" or someth"

[Guest JDStackpole]

Suppose I had phrased the color change amendment in terms of wavelength numbers.

I think you would be hard pressed to argue that an amendment to the amendment changing the wavelength to less than (roughly) 445 nm or greater than 650 nm was in an"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>Suppose I had phrased the color change amendment in terms of wavelength numbers.<<

Sure.

But you didn't. And I hope you wouldn't.

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[David A Foulkes]

<<If that's what you're asking. >>

And that is essentially my question.

Thanks to all for your help."