1-26 Association 2025 Bylaws Amendment

Online voting will end December 10, 2024.

The 1-26 Association Board of Directors urge you to vote YES to accept the 2025 Bylaws Amendments.

Explanation to Membership of December 2025 Bylaw changes:

1. Membership due period. The current Bylaws define a membership as starting at the beginning of a month and ending at the end of a month. The new website can only process memberships for exactly a one year (365 days) period.  This amendment will align the Bylaws with the technical limitation of the website.  The Board approved the change by majority vote.
2. Family and Family Life Memberships. These are eliminated. Over the past years there have been very few of these Memberships requested. Elimination saves postage in sending multiple Newsletters to the same address. The loss of votes from Family Members is considered inconsequential. The Board approved the change by majority vote.
3. Election of Officers – Remove the request for a mail ballot and instructions. Email or website voting is more up to date.
4. Amendments – The Association needs to be able to correct errors and make changes to the Bylaws quickly. The current Bylaws allow corrections and changes to be made only once per year. This Amendment will allow the Board of Directors to make necessary changes to greatly improve service to the Membership. The membership will have a 30 day period to make comments before any proposed amendment(s) are enacted.

Currently, the Association and Foundation bylaws differ in many respects. The bylaw differences mean that we have 2 sets of rules governing our Association!  This proposed amendment is a step towards aligning the two corporation bylaws.

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Bylaw Amendments proposed to be voted on by Membership by Dec 10, 2024

ARTICLE II - Membership.

1. There shall be six four classes of membership:
   1. Member
   2. Life Member
   3. Family Member - Same rights as Members, but must reside at the same address as a
   4. Family Life Member - Same rights as Members, but must reside at the same address as a Life
   5. Sustaining Member
   6. Honorary Member

1. The membership year shall begin in the month dues are paid, and expire at the end of the same month the following year. on the date they are paid, and expire exactly one year later. If dues are received within three months following the recorded expiration date, the expiration date of the membership in question may be changed to reflect the month dues are received or renewed based on the original expiration date, at the discretion of the Secretary/Treasurer.

ARTICLE V - Officers.

1. Nomination and election of officers
2. Any Member may request a hard copy ballot with instructions be mailed to him or her.

ARTICLE XIII - Amendments.

These Bylaws shall not be amended, altered, or repealed, unless such amendment is submitted in writing to the Executive Board at least in time to be published in a prior issue of the Newsletter and be on the November ballot. A two-thirds majority of valid votes cast shall be required for passage of such amendment.
An on-line ballot to all Members may be used as an alternate to the Newsletter.

The Board of Directors may amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws or any specific provision of the Bylaws, and may from time to time make additional Bylaws.

The amendment(s) shall be submitted to the BOD writing to the Executive Board for consideration.

The membership will receive a 30 day notice of the proposed amendment(s) and the BOD shall consider any comments received before final voting.

If the Executive Board determines the amendment(s) warrants a vote by the Membership, then the amendment(s) will require publishing in the Newsletter, or by email. An on-line ballot to all Members shall be by accomplished via the website. A two-thirds majority of valid votes cast shall be required for passage of such amendment(s).