ARTICLE
XI
AMENDMENTS
SECTION
1. Delegates may not submit an amendment without
having presented with it written approval of his/her Subordinate Lodge. Delegates may not submit an
amendment
to the State Secretary without having presented with it
written approval of his/her Subordinate Lodge. Each proposal
must clearly state the reason for the proposal. The State
Secretary will immediately refer the proposal to the By-Laws
Committee. (1/11)
SECTION
2. The By-Laws Committee will give prompt consideration
to the proposal, preparing a written report and forwarding both to the Chairperson of the
Advisory Committee for approval. They, in turn, will
supply a written report of their action and forward all to the
State Association Secretary.
(a)
The
Association Secretary will then immediately mail to each member Lodge of this Association a copy of
the proposal, the reasons for it, along with a
summary of the reports
of the By-Laws and Advisory Committees. Said reports
and proposal must be sent to member Lodges of the Association
at least sixty days prior to the meeting at which the
proposal comes before the Association for voting. (1/11)
(b)
The
proposal may be considered under "New
Business" at any
Regular, Special or Convention Meeting of this Association.
A two-thirds vote of the delegates present shall be
required to adopt any proposal. (1/11)
(c)
Upon
adoption of the proposal, it shall be mailed immediately
by the Association Secretary to each member Lodge for
ratifying approval. Lodges giving a negative vote MUST
immediately notify the Association Secretary in writing,
of that negative vote, and the reasons for the
opposition, along with the date of the regular Lodge
Meeting at
which the vote was taken. Unless a majority of the member
Lodges shall have recorded opposition with the Association
Secretary on or before the next Meeting of the
Association, the proposal will become automatically
ratified, subject to approval by the Grand Lodge. (1/11)
GRAND
LODGE