I am not sure what the problem with the wording of the change in Article VIII, Section 2 is. The change reads: "Votes by mail, email or other electronic means....." All the Amendment seeks to do is add the words "email or electronic means". It DOES NOT eliminate or curtail using mail or voting in person at all. That part of the Constitution wording has not been changed.
If anyone wishes to amend the Constitution further, the process was set out in my earlier email. Seven members must sign a petition to amend the Constitution listing the exact change they wish to make. Their suggestion will then be discussed and voted upon by Board and Council who will then bring the amendment to a vote by the general membership. This is the process specified in our Constitution which has been in place since the 1970's. That is what was done with the current amendments. We use Robert's Rules to guide us in areas where our Constitution does not specify a procedure. That is not the case here, and our Constitution takes precedence. As I stated in my earlier post, as well, the fact that the Constitution was being amended was discussed at a general membership meeting and reported in minutes of that general meeting. Even if a member does not attend the general membership meeting, the minutes are published in the Newsletter that all members receive and posted on HaSafran. It is the responsibility of the membership to read the information that is sent to them. If they do not read it, it is not the fault of the Board or Council members if the membership is not informed. I hope this answers the questions that were raised. Because I work full time and have been very busy in trying to locate a site for the 2007 Convention and was planning the Western Regional Conference, it was not possible for me to respond sooner. B'shalom, Susan Dubin Recording Secretary Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
