[arrl-odv:26533] Handling of constitutional amendments--Robert's Rules

I was interested in what Robert's Rules requires concerning amendment of proposed Bylaw (constitution) amendments. Section 57 deals with Amendment of Bylaws. The section "Amending a Proposed Amendment to the Bylaws" says: If the bylaws require previous notice for their amendment, ...no amendment of a bylaw amendment is in order that increases the modification of the article or provision to be amended.(Roberts Rules of Order, 11th edition, p. 595) The key concept is "increases the modification." An example given in Robert's is if current dues are $10 and an amendment to increase them to $25 is properly noticed, then if an amendment to the amendment is offered, it is in order only if the proposal is *less extreme* than the original amendment. For example, an amendment to make the new dues $20 would be *in order*, while an amendment to make the new dues $30 would be *out of order*, since that is further away from the original dues than the Board received notice of in the announcement of the amendment. 73, Greg, K0GW <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
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