ARTICLE XXII AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1. Amendments to these bylaws may be proposed by the board of directors, the executive committee, a region, a local organization or a committee.
SECTION 2. All proposed amendments shall be sent in writing to the state president with a copy to the Governance Committee chair at least sixty( 60) days before the annual convention. All proposed amendments shall be appended to the call for the annual convention.
SECTION 3. The chair of Governance shall present all proposed amendments to the board of directors at the next board meeting following submission for information only.
SECTION 4. Proposed amendments shall require a two-thirds( 2 / 3) vote for adoption.
SECTION 5. A 9 / 10ths vote shall be required for approval of any amendment proposed from the floor of the convention without prior presentation to the board of directors. Such amendment must be submitted in writing to the Governance Chair and must be read to the convention on the opening day of the convention. The convention shall not vote on the amendment until the next day.
SECTION 6. When an amendment is adopted to the state bylaws which affects local organization bylaws, each local organization shall automatically amend its bylaws to conform.
SECTION 7. The Governance committee shall be authorized to correct article and section designations, punctuation, and cross-reference and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the intent of the convention body. This committee will keep the updated and official copy of the document, and if requested, provide such to the web site.
ARTICLE XXIII DISSOLUTION
Upon dissolution of this organization, all of its assets remaining after payment of all costs and expenses of such dissolution shall be distributed to a BPW state organization, region, a BPW local organization, the BPW Foundation, or a state BPW Foundation which has qualified for exemption under section 501( c)( 3) of the Internal Revenue Code and state tax regulations. None of the assets will be distributed to any member, officer or trustee of this organization.
11 June 2013