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    As part of the ongoing effort of the Legal Structure Review Committee to update the ARRL's governing and operational documents, one of the important items that we found have to have been long neglected are those referred to as Standing Orders.

    If you look for them you will find that there is a mix of current and deleted SOs and that they are in a stream of consciousness list — there is no logical organization by topic or subject.

    Due to the efforts of Director Fred Hopengarten you will find enclosed as a PDF the SOs, as originally written, but re-arranged into a preliminary semblance of logical order. This took a lot of work on Fred's part and all should thank him for the effort.

    Consideration should be given by all of us as to whether any individual SO should be deleted, altered or supplemented. Thought should also be given to "what is missing" from these SOs, in other words what matters have we not addressed, but should address. The Committee will share that it believes almost all can be rewritten for greater clarity; in fact, there is such a draft, but the Committee believes before it makes any suggestion as to improved language, the Board should have the opportunity for form its own opinions.

    The SOs are not Bylaws and do not require 2/3 to adopt, delete or change.

    Please submit any comments and suggestions to Legal-review-comm@reflector.arrl.org .

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John Robert Stratton

N5AUS

Director

West Gulf Division

Office: 512-445-6262

Cell: 512-426-2028

P.O. Box 2232

Austin, Texas 78768-2232

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