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BYLAWS

PART 3

What is the difference between bylaws amendments and a bylaws revision?

Amendments

Amendments are the changes made to words or sentences, or entire paragraphs,

sections or an Article in your organization’s bylaws.

There is a separate Article in every organization’s bylaws titled Amendments. In

it are the procedures to propose a bylaws change, who can propose a change, at
what meeting they will be voted upon, how many days before they are to be vot-
ed upon, to whom the proposed change goes to, and that every member must

directly receive a copy of the proposed change along with the rationale.

Revision

A revision is a major change in bylaws. Preparation of a proposed revision is or-
dered by an organization when the amendments needed are so extensive that
they warrant redo of a major portion of, or all of, the bylaws. Consideration of

the committee’s proposed revision requires the same notice that amendments
do. Everything in the proposed revision is subject to amendment by the assem-

bly. The amended proposal, if adopted, replaces the “old” bylaws.

Bylaw amendments can be found in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised sec-
tion 57, page 560.

Trudy Waldroop
Bylaws/Resolutions Chair 2023-2024
e-mail: ILoveNPW@yahoo.com