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9.1 A proposal to amend the by-laws can be
introduced by any three sponsoring Members
of any class. The proposal must be presented in writing to the
Rules Committee, who shall review its wording
and content and report it, along with their recommendations, if any, to the
Membership.
[3/71; until 11/75 only one sponsoring Member was required. In
1967-71 amendments to either the Constitution or the By-Laws were submitted to
the President and required six sponsors.]
9.2 The Rules Committee shall report to each meeting of the Membership their progress on every such proposal pending before them. The Membership may at any time remove any proposal from the Rules Committee and schedule it for a vote. [3/71]
9.3 All Members
shall be notified in writing, at least two
weeks in advance, of the original text of the proposal along with any changes
suggested by the Rules Committee and the place,
date, and hour of the meeting at which it
will be considered.
[Reference to Rules Committee changes added 3/71. Here and in
Section 9.5, "original text" replaced "original
content" in 12/82, establishing that publication of the exact wording is
required.]
9.4 The proposal shall be subject to amendment from the floor, but after such amendment the Rules Committee may ask that the proposal be referred to them again for further review. If the proposal is referred again to the Rules Committee, the date at which it shall be reported back to the Membership shall be specified. [3/71]
9.5 Whenever any proposal has been referred again to the Rules Committee, all Members shall be notified again in writing, at least two weeks in advance, of the original text of the proposal along with any changes suggested by the Rules Committee and the place, date, and hour of the meeting at which it will again be considered. [3/71]
9.6 The Affirmative vote of two thirds of the Regular Members present or represented by proxy is required to adopt an amendment to the by-laws. [Proxy voting allowed 3/71.]
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