Guest Carole Thompson Posted December 8, 2010 at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 08:29 PM As a new Parliamentarian of a chapter consisting of about 45 members, I and my committee have been faced with revising or ammending our By-Laws. I have the brief version of Roberts Rules of Order, which refers to Sec. 56 and 57 "How to Amend" in the complete book. Could you help me here to better understand how to present proposed ammendments/revisions? Thank you Carole Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted December 8, 2010 at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 08:32 PM Considering your position, it would be best to read those sections......sound bytes here aren't going to cut it, I fear, since a revision, and isolated amendments are treated differently. The big book also has a nice set of sample bylaws which encompass the rules preceeding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted December 8, 2010 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 09:09 PM Could you help me here to better understand how to present proposed amendments/revisions? No.The motion "AMEND" is probably the second-most complex subject, ranking just below "Reconsideration."No simplification of the rules for AMEND is possible.Simple examples of simple amendments are possible.But the rules themselves are indeed complex, e.g.:• the change-over of rules when confronted with the concept of "words" vs. "paragraphs".• the unamendability of strike-outs.• the unanswered question about what to do about global (i.e., scattered) changes.• the limit of 3rd level ("tertiary") nesting.Q. What specifically do you need to know?"Revision"? -- See the section on amending bylaws in RONR, first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 8, 2010 at 09:48 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 09:48 PM The motion "AMEND" is probably the second-most complex subject, ranking just below "Reconsideration."Well, a motion to amend the Bylaws is really a special case of the incidental main motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted, not a subsidiary motion to Amend, but the latter may well come into play as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted December 8, 2010 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 at 10:23 PM As a new Parliamentarian of a chapter consisting of about 45 members, I and my committee have been faced with revising or ammending our By-Laws. I have the brief version of Roberts Rules of Order, which refers to Sec. 56 and 57 "How to Amend" in the complete book. Could you help me here to better understand how to present proposed ammendments/revisions? Thank you Carole ThompsonBe sure to follow the amendment process laid out in your current bylaws (requirements for notice, etc.)Follow the instructions given to your committee (are you supposed to come up with a revision, with amendments, or is the committee free to recommend either?)And do go ahead and get the full version of RONR and read those sections. It's not as forbiddingly perplexing as Mr. Goldsworthy's comments may lead you to fear.Please feel free to ask further (hopefully more specific) questions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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