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Official Notice
2017 International Convention, Chicago, Illinois, USA
The following proposed amendments to the International By-Laws
will be reported to the delegates for vote at the 2017 International Convention.
ITEM 1: A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL CALL
PROVISION TO GIVE MORE ADVANCED
NOTICE OF THE CONVENTION BY ALLOWING
THE OFFICIAL CALL TO BE ISSUED 60 DAYS
PRIOR TO THE INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION. (THIS AMENDMENT TO THE
BY-LAWS REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE TO
ADOPT)

SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED?

BE IT RESOLVED, That, effective beginning with
the 2017-2018 year, Article VI, Section 2 of the
International By-Laws shall be amended by deleting
the phrase “forty (40)” and replacing it with the
phrase “sixty (60)”.
ITEM 2:
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE BOARD
REPRESENTATION PROVISION TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH RECENT AMENDMENTS
TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUTION.
(THIS AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS REQUIRES
A MAJORITY VOTE TO ADOPT)




SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED?
BE IT RESOLVED, That, effective beginning with
the 2017-2018 year, Article II, Section 5 of the
International By-Laws shall be amended by deleting
the phrase “fourteen (14)” in line 3.
ITEM 3: A RESOLUTION TO PERMIT AN INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM
THE SAME DISTRICT TO SERVE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SIMULTANEOUSLY. (THIS AMENDMENT TO
THE BY-LAWS REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE
TO ADOPT)


SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED?


BE IT RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 5(c) of
the International By-Laws be amended by deleting the
phrase “, and a director”.
ITEM 4: A RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE VALIDITY
PERIOD OF AN INTERNATIONAL OFFICER
ENDORSEMENT FROM TWO (2) TO THREE (3)
SUCCEEDING CONVENTIONS AND TO
REQUIRE A THREE YEAR WAITING PERIOD
FOR AN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
CANDIDATE TO SEEK ANOTHER
ENDORSEMENT AFTER THE INITIAL PERIOD
AND TO REQUIRE A THREE YEAR WAITING
PERIOD FOR AN INTERNATIONAL VICE
PRESIDENT CANDIDATE AFTER TWO
SUCCEEDING ENDORSEMENTS. (THIS
AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS REQUIRES A
MAJORITY VOTE TO ADOPT)

BE IT RESOLVED, That Article II, Section 4(a),
second paragraph of the International By-Laws be
amended by changing the validity of an endorsement
from two (2) to three (3) succeeding conventions by
deleting the phrase “two (2)” and replacing it with the
phrase “three (3)”;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Article II,
Section 4 of the International By-Laws be amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) as follows:
Endorsements for international director shall be
valid for three (3) succeeding conventions
provided that the candidate is otherwise eligible to
be elected. If not elected during the initial
endorsement, the candidate must wait three (3)
years before such candidate is eligible to seek
endorsement again. Endorsements for
international third vice president shall be valid for
three (3) succeeding conventions provided that the
candidate is otherwise eligible to be elected for a
maximum of two (2) succeeding endorsements. If
not elected during the successive endorsement
periods, then such candidate must wait three (3)
years before the candidate is eligible to seek
endorsement again.
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