On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 08:48:18AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] For example, changes to the bylaws > > themselves require a majority of *all* members, not just voting ones. [...] > > Ouch. It really does say just "members" not "contributing members". > That seems like a major bug to me, so I guess drastic action to fix it > is justified.
It also says that only contributing members are eligible to vote. If we read it literally, which we probably should where it's not self-contradictory since it is legally binding, this would mean that we need to have a number of contributing members at least equal to two-thirds of the combined contributing and non-contributing membership approve the changes in the bylaws. I have no idea if this is even possible, since we may or may not have too many non-contributing members in relation to contributing members for this to be a theoretical option without a major drive to recruit new and active contributing members, and the bylaws state that non-contributing membership does not expire. Then again, if there is no feasible way to amend the bylaws reading everything literally, I encourage the current board to seek the advice of Greg (our lawyer) on how best to get out of this mess in a legal and ethical way. - Jimmy Kaplowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Spi-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.spi-inc.org/listinfo/spi-general
