Governance
Bylaws
A. The Corporation shall petition the Board of Regents for amendment of its charter whenever a proposed amendment is approved in accordance with this Article.
B. Any member, Trustee, or Assembly may propose an amendment of the Charter or of these Bylaws. Any such proposal must be made for consideration at an Annual Meeting of the members and must be filed with the Secretary eight weeks before such meeting, and the text thereof shall be set forth in the formal notice of the meeting sent to all the members. Such a proposal may be made for consideration at a special meeting by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with Article VIII of these Bylaws.
C. A proposed amendment of the Charter of the Corporation requires the approval of the members at a meeting by a two-thirds vote, confirmed by the approval of a majority vote of the members by mail ballot.
D. The Bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended, or rescinded by a majority vote of the members at a meeting, but the action of the meeting approving or rejecting such proposal shall be submitted for determination by a majority vote of the members by mail ballot if:
- A motion for such mail ballot is approved by a two-thirds vote of the meeting or,
- The Board of Trustees, within two weeks of the meeting, determines by a majority vote of the full voting Board that the issue is of such importance that the will of the members should be ascertained by a mail ballot.
E. The Bylaws may be suspended at a meeting of the members at which a quorum is present by unanimous consent of the members in attendance.
