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OF SOCIETY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF
PSYCHOPATHY, INC.
(April, 2007, Version 3)
ARTICLE I.
OFFICES
The
principal office of the Corporation in the State of
ARTICLE II.
PURPOSES
The
purposes of the Corporation shall include the following:
1. To promote the conduct and
communication of scientific research in the field of psychopathy.
2. To encourage education and training in
those fields of science that contribute to research in psychopathy.
3. To publish from time to time such
books, journals, or other publications and to hold conferences and other
meetings that are likely to further the aims of the Society.
4. To receive gifts in cash or kind for
the promotion of the purposes of the Society.
The Corporation shall nonetheless have unlimited power to engage in and to do any
lawful act concerning any or all lawful purposes for which corporations may be
organized under the Illinois Nonprofit Corporation Act, Illinois Code Chapter
504A.
The
Corporation shall be operated exclusively for those purposes allowed an exempt
organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
its Regulations as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended.
The
Corporation is not organized for profit and no part of the net earnings of the
Corporation shall be distributed to, or inure to the benefit of, any director
or officer of this Corporation, contributor or private individual, either
during the existence of this Corporation or upon its dissolution. No
substantial part of the activities of this Corporation shall be to carry on
propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation, and the Corporation
shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or
distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate
for public office.
Notwithstanding
any provisions of these By-laws, the Corporation shall not conduct or carry on
any business not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organization,
contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of said Code and
Regulations as they now exist or as they may hereafter be amended.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members. Members of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Psychopathy (hereinafter "Society") shall be
individuals who have made demonstrated contributions to research in
psychopathy. Members shall ordinarily be holders of the doctoral degree
although, in extraordinary circumstances, other individuals without this
qualification may be admitted to membership from time to time. Applicants for
membership shall produce such specific evidence of appropriate education and
qualification as the Society shall require, and shall be engaged in teaching,
and/or research in psychopathy. It shall be a requirement of membership that
the member's scientific work reflect the standards of integrity that are
expected of a scientist. Members should have at least 2 first-authored or
senior authored publications in peer reviewed journals judged appropriate by
the Society. The 2 publications can
involve either the direct or indirect study of psychopathy or can focus on
critical areas of neuroscience, psychology, or criminality that are central to
the advancement of the understanding of psychopathy.
Associate
Members shall be individuals for whom the following conditions apply:
Eligible
individuals will have a doctoral degree.
Applications
must be supported by a letter of recommendation from at least one member of
SSSP.
The
requirement of at least 2 first-author publications is waived, but obvious
involvement in research on psychopathy or in an area critical to the
advancement of the understanding of psychopathy is required.
Dues are
the same as regular member dues.
Student
Members shall be individuals for whom the following conditions apply:
Eligible
individuals will include students in
master and other doctoral level programs.
Applications must be supported by a letter from the applicant's supervisor indicating that the
applicant is a registered student in good-standing who is doing research in the area of psychopathy.
The
requirement of at least 2 first-author publications is waived, but obvious
involvement in research on psychopathy or in an area critical to the
advancement of the understanding of psychopathy is required.
Dues are
set at 40% of the regular member dues.
Affiliate
Members shall be
individuals for whom the following conditions apply:
Eligible
individuals will include those who are interested in joining SSSP but who do
not meet the criteria for regular, associate or student membership.
Applications must be supported by a letter of
recommendation from at least one member of SSSP.
The
requirement of at least 2 first-author publications is waived, but obvious
interest in research on psychopathy or in an area critical to the advancement
of the understanding of psychopathy is required.
Dues are the same as regular member dues.
Student Affiliate Members shall be individuals for whom the following conditions
apply:
Eligible individuals will include undergraduate students.
Applications must be supported by a letter from the applicant's undergraduate
research supervisor indicating that the applicant is a registered student in good-standing who is
doing research in the area of psychopathy.
The requirement of at least 2 first-author publications is waived, but obvious interest in research
on psychopathy or in an area relevant to the advancement of the understanding of psychopathy is
required.
Dues are the same as student member dues.
The
Executive Board may at its discretion establish other classes of membership for
individuals who do not meet the criteria for admission to regular membership.
Section
2. Election to Membership. Eligible persons shall be evaluated for Membership
by the Membership Committee. Any member may recommend individuals to the
Membership Committee for consideration. The application submitted to the
Membership Committee shall have the signatures of at least two sponsors who are
members of the Society. The Membership Committee shall report its
recommendation with regard to each application to the Executive Board of the
Society. The final decision to admit to membership or to refuse membership
shall be made by vote of the Executive Board. Membership becomes effective as
of the date of that vote. Dues for the current year are payable at the date of
that vote. Admission to membership of the Society shall be open to all persons
meeting the stated criteria for membership, without discrimination on any
grounds, including but not confined to, race, creed, color, gender or sexual
preference.
The
original members of the Society shall be those originally recorded on the date
of incorporation of the Society.
Section
3. Records. The Secretary shall keep a record of the names and addresses of all
members and these records shall be conclusive as to the membership of any
individual in the Society. Communications sent by the Society to the last
address of any member as it appears on the records of the Society shall be
deemed to have been properly addressed.
Section
4. Resignation. Any member of the Society may resign at any time by tendering a
written resignation to either the President or the Secretary of the Society.
Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt without further formality.
ARTICLE IV.
MEETINGS
Section
1. Place of Meeting. All meetings of the Society shall be held at the principal
office of the Society or at such other place within or outside
Section
2. Biennial Meeting. The biennial meeting of the members of the Society for the
transaction of business shall be held during the biennial conference or at a
time selected by the Executive Board subject to the requirements of the State
of
All
motions at the biennial meeting shall require only a simple majority of those
voting for passage except where a higher vote is required by these By-Laws or
by the laws of the State of
Section
3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members of the Society shall be
held whenever called by the President or when requested by a majority of the
Executive Board or when otherwise required by the laws of the State of
Section
4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of the time and place of biennial meetings shall
be given by a written notice mailed to each member of the Society at his or her
post office address as last entered in the records of the Society at least
seven days before the date of the meeting. Notice of the time, place, and
purpose of each special meeting shall be given by a written notice mailed to
each member at his or her post office address as last recorded in the records
of the Society at least seven days before the meeting. If any meeting is
adjourned no notice need be given of the reconvened meeting if the adjournment
is to a certain time and place.
Notice of
any meeting of the Society may be waived by any member of the Society before or
after the meeting.
Section
5. Presiding and Recording Officers. Meetings of members shall be presided over
by the President of the Society or, in his or her absence, by a member of the
Executive Board chosen by that Board. The Secretary of the Corporation shall
act as Secretary of the Meeting, or in his or her absence, by a Secretary pro
tempore chosen by the meeting. In any special meeting called to consider the
removal of an officer of the Society, the ordinary duties of that officer shall
be performed by a member of the Society chosen at the meeting.
Section
6. Quorum. A quorum shall consist of the presence or proxy of ten percent of
the members.
Section 7. -Special
Meetings. -Special meetings of the
Executive Board (either face-to-face or teleconference or video conference)
shall be held when called by the President or requested in writing by a
majority of the members of the Board. -
Notice of the time and place of special meetings of the Executive Board
shall be given by written notice mailed to each Board member at this or her
last known post office address as entered in the records of the Society not
later than three days prior to the date of the meeting; or shall be conveyed to
each Board member personally, or by telephone or telegram or email not less
than twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the meeting.
-No notice is required if all the Board
members waive notice in writing before or after such meeting.
Section 8. Voting Privileges. Regular, Associate, and
Student members are eligible to vote. Affiliate and student affiliate members do not have voting
privileges. -
ARTICLE V.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Section
1. Enumeration. The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the President-Elect,
the Past-President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and eight additional members
(including a student member to the board).
All members of the Executive Board must be members of the Society,
or in the case of the student representative, a student member of the Society. The
Executive Board shall have the powers of a Board of Directors.
Section 2. Historian. The Historian will maintain a record of all communications, conferences,
and meetings held by the society. The Historian must be a member of the Society, and can either be
an Executive board member or not. If the Historian is not an Executive board member, the Historian
will be a non-voting member of the Executive board. The Historian's term will be for 4 years.
Section 3. Student Member. The President will select a student for approval to the Executive board.
Student member will be a voting member of the Executive board. Student board member's term will be
for 2 years.
Section
4. Election . All officers of the Society shall be elected as provided in
Article VI, Section 2. mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Every year of
the biennial conference four style=' of the other members of
the Executive Board shall be elected for a four-year term. This election shall
ordinarily take place by mail ballot at a sufficient time before the biennial
meeting to permit the report of the election to be recorded at that biennial
meeting. The terms of office for members of the Executive Board will begin at
the end of the biennial meeting.
Section
5. Vacancy . In the case of a vacancy in the Executive Board for any reason the
remaining members of the Board shall elect a replacement from the membership of
the Society to serve the remainder of the term.
Section
6. Quorum. A quorum of the Executive Board shall consist of a simple majority
of its members. A simple majority of Board members present and voting is
required for passage of a motion. The duties of chairman and secretary of
meetings of the Board shall be fulfilled by the President and Secretary
respectively. In the absence of either or both, pro tempore appointments will
be made by the Executive Board from their number.
Section
7. Biennial Meeting. The Executive Board shall have at least one meeting prior
to the biennial meeting of the Society. This meeting may be held immediately
prior to the biennial meeting of the Society. No notice is required of the
biennial meeting of the Executive Board provided that all the Board members are
present or those not present have waived or thereafter waive notice thereof, or
have been notified and failed to attend.
Section
8. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Executive Board shall be held at
such time and place as shall be fixed by vote of the Board, and if so fixed, no
notice thereof need be given.
Section 9.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Executive Board shall be held when
called by the President or requested in writing by a majority of the members of
the Board. Notice of the time and place of special meetings of the Executive
Board shall be given by written notice mailed to each Board member at his or
her last known post office address as entered in the records of the Society not
later than three days prior to the date of the meeting; or shall be conveyed to
each Board member personally, or by telephone or telegram or email not less
than twenty-four hours before the time fixed for the meeting. No notice is
required if all the Board members waive notice in writing before or after such
meeting.
Section
10. Powers and Duties. The Executive Board shall exercise general supervision
over the management of the property, business, and affairs of the Society and
shall be the primary authority on matters of policy and procedure within the
Society. It shall have the power to employ, fix the compensation of, and at its
pleasure, remove such agents and employees as it may deem expedient to carry
out the functions of the Society. It may exercise all such powers and do such
things as it deems consistent with the Articles of Organization, these By-Laws,
and the laws of the State of
Section
11. Action Without a Meeting. The Executive Board may act without a meeting by a writing or consent
executed by all the Board members and such action shall have the same force and effect as action
carried out at a meeting of the Board members at which a quorum was present and voting. The Secretary
shall file such writings with the record of meetings of the Executive Board.
Section
12. Resignation. Any Board member may at any time resign by delivering his or her resignation in
writing to the President or the Secretary of the Society. Resignation by the President must be
delivered to the Secretary and resignation by the Secretary must be delivered to the President.
Any resignation by a Board member shall be effective on receipt and acceptance thereof shall not
be necessary unless it so states. Resignation with a specified effective date may be made upon approval
by a majority of the Board members, such approval being obtained either at a meeting of the Board or
through the procedures for obtaining action without a meeting.
ARTICLE VI.
OFFICERS
Section
1. Enumeration. The officers of the Society shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Past-President,
a Secretary, and a Treasurer. If at any time it should be deemed expedient to combine the offices of
Secretary and Treasurer this shall be done by the simple election of the same person to both offices.
No other combination of offices may be held by one person.
Section
2. Election. The President-Elect will be elected biennially on the same ballot as that used to elect
members of the Executive Board as described in Article V, Section 2 of these By-Laws. The terms of
the President, President-Elect, and Past-President will be two years. The terms of office for Secretary
and for Treasurer will be four years. Elections for these two offices will be held one year in advance
so that there will be a Secretary-elect and a Treasurer-elect. All officers must be members of the
Society. The terms of office for officers will begin at the end of the biennial meeting.
Section
3. President. The President when present shall preside at all meetings of the Society. The President
shall have generally executive charge and control of the management of the affairs of the Society,
subject to the general control of the Executive Board, and shall perform the duties ordinarily incident
to such office in other similar incorporated societies, and such other duties as the Executive Board
shall from time to time designate. The President in consultation with the Executive Board shall appoint
such committees as are prescribed in Article VIII of these By-Laws.
Section
4. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a record of the membership of the
Society, minutes of the meetings of the membership and of the meetings of the
Executive Board respectively and shall perform all the duties ordinarily
incident to that office, shall maintain such other records deemed appropriate
by the Executive Board, and shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Executive Board shall from time to time designate. In the absence
of the Secretary a secretary pro tempore shall be appointed by the Executive
Board to perform the duties of the Secretary. If the Secretary is not a
resident of the State of
Section
5. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall, except as otherwise ordered by the Executive Board, keep or cause
to be kept in books belonging to the Society complete and accurate accounts of all moneys, funds, and
property of the Society, and of all disbursements, resources, and liabilities of the Society, and shall
have the care and custody of the money, funds, valuable papers, documents, and securities of the
Society. The Treasurer shall collect dues and disburse funds of the Society according to the direction
of the Executive Board at the meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, correct
statements showing the financial condition of the Society. The Treasurer shall have and exercise,
under the supervision of the Executive Board, all the powers and duties ordinarily incident to such
office in similar organizations; provided, however, that no promissory note or bond shall be given in
the name of the Society unless previously authorized by a vote of the Executive Board, and in such case
the name shall be signed by the Treasurer and counter-signed by the President. The Treasurer shall,
when and if required by the Executive Board, file with the Board a bond in such form and amount, and
with such surety or sureties, as may be approved by the Board, conditioned for faithful performance of
the duties as Treasurer.
Section
6. Vacancies and Removal. If the office of any officer, one or more, becomes vacant by reason of death,
resignation, removal, or otherwise, a successor or successors who shall hold office for the unexpired
portion of the term shall be chosen in accordance with Article V, Section 3 of these By-Laws. The
members, at any meeting called for the purpose by a vote of the majority of the members of the Society,
may remove from office any officer of the Society and elect a successor.
Section
7. Resignation. Any officer may at any time resign in accordance with the
provisions of Article V, Section 10.
ARTICLE VII.
ELECTIONS
The Executive Board shall direct a Nominations Committee to determine a slate of candidates for
officers and members of the Executive Board taking into consideration nominations received from
the membership. The Nominations Committee will be chaired by the Past Past-President and will
include two additional members of the Society who are not members of the Executive Board who
will be selected by the current President in consultation with the Nominations Committee Chair.
In those instances in which the Nominations Committee places more than two individuals on the ballot
for an office, the Hare system will be used to determine the outcome of that election.
The President of the Society shall ordinarily serve in that office for two years but shall not,
in any case, serve in that office for a total of more than four years. The offices of Secretary
and of Treasurer may be filled by the same individual without limit of time subject to the
requirement of election every four years. Members of the Executive Board may serve without
limit of time subject to re-election for any four-year term.
ARTICLE VIII.
COMMITTEES
The following standing committees shall be appointed by the President with the approval of the
Executive Board. The terms of service of standing committee members will be set in such a manner
as to allow sufficient continuity for effective conduct of the duties of the committee. Ordinarily
at least one member of each standing committee will be a member of the Executive Board of the Society.
Section
1. Membership Committee. The Membership Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and no fewer than
two additional members appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. This
Committee shall review all applications for membership of the Society, conduct such further inquiries
as appear necessary to establish the qualifications of applicants for membership, and recommend
acceptance or rejection of each applicant to the Executive Board, on the basis of the information
available to them. The Committee shall also recommend to the Executive Board from time to time such
policies and guidelines for admission to membership of the Society as appear to be appropriate.
Section
2. Committee on the Program for the Biennial Meeting. The Committee shall consist of a Chairperson
and additional members appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Board. This
Committee shall have the complete responsibility for planning the program for the biennial scientific
meeting, which is to be held in conjunction with the biennial meeting. The Committee shall prepare the
invitation for submission of presentations at the meeting, the announcement of the meeting, and related
program details. It will be the special care of this Committee to so plan the program that there is
adequate time allowed for discussion of presentations by members from the floor of the meeting.
Section
3. Meeting Committee. The President shall appoint a Meeting Committee to oversee the local arrangements
for the biennial scientific meeting and the conjoined biennial meeting. One member of this Committee
shall be the Chairperson of the Committee on the Program for the Biennial Meeting. All business matters
relating to the conduct of the meeting shall be between the Chairperson of the Meeting Committee and
the Treasurer of the Society.
Section
4. Committee on Publications. The Committee on Publications shall consist of a Chairperson and
additional members appointed by the President and approved by the Executive Board. This committee
shall publish bulletins, newsletters, programs, abstracts of scientific papers, a directory of members,
and such other publications as the Executive Board shall authorize. It shall make from time to time
recommendations to the Executive Board regarding relationships with commercial publishers insofar as
these are consistent with the purposes and status of the Society.
Section
5. CCommittees on Scientific Affairs. These Committees shall consist of a Chairperson and additional
members appointed by the President (or by another member to whom the President has delegated this
authority) and approved by the Executive Board. These Committees shall make recommendations to the
Board of Directors regarding the award to individuals, members or non-members of the Society, such
tokens of recognition for meritorious contributions to psychopathy as appear warranted from time to
time (e.g., Hare Award, Cheryl Wynne Hare Memorial Award).
Section
6. Ad Hoc Committees. The President may appoint Ad Hoc Committees from time to
time as deemed necessary to further the purposes of the Society.
ARTICLE IX.
DUES
The amount of annual dues, membership application fees, and penalties for late payment, if any,
shall be determined by vote of the membership at the biennial meeting after presentation by a
recommendation by the Executive Board. Dues are payable in the first instance upon election, and
thereafter by December 31 for the upcoming calendar year. Any member whose dues remain unpaid for
two years will be deemed to have resigned. Any member deemed to have resigned on this basis may be
reinstated without further application upon payment of all dues owed.
ARTICLE X.
PROCEDURES
Robert's
Rules of Order shall govern all proceedings of the Society unless otherwise
indicated by the provisions of the Articles of Organization, these By-Laws, or
the laws of the State of
ARTICLE XI.
AUDIT OF BOOKS
Provisions
shall be made by the Executive Board for a periodical audit of the accounts of
the Treasurer, either by a committee appointed by the President from the
members of the Executive Board or by an accountant retained by the Executive
Board for that purpose.
ARTICLE XII.
REMUNERATION
No activity of the Society shall inure to the financial benefit of any officer, member of the Executive
Board, or member of the Society. Officers and members of the Executive Board serve without
remuneration. Reimbursement for expenses actually incurred by attendance at the meetings of the
Society will not ordinarily be granted. Where reimbursement of such expenses appears necessary it must
be approved by the Executive Board in each case, such reimbursement being ex gratia and not an
admission of liability.
ARTICLE XIII.
PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE SOCIETY
No
officer or member of the Society may claim to represent the Society in any
public communication without the prior approval of the Executive Board.
ARTICLE XIV.
CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS
Section
1. Contracts . The Executive Board may authorize any officer or officers, agent
or agents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in
the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general
or confined to specific instances.
Section
2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no
evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a
resolution of the Executive Board. Such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances.
Section
3. Checks. Drafts. etc.. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be signed by such
officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to
time be determined by resolution of the Executive Board.
Section
4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be
deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks,
trust companies or other depositories as the Executive Board may select.
Section
5. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall terminate on December
31 each year.
ARTICLE XV.
SEAL
The
Executive Board may adopt and alter a seal or a logo for the Society.
ARTICLE XVI.
DISSOLUTION
The Corporation may be voluntarily dissolved in the manner provided in the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or, in the absence of any such provision, as provided
in the Illinois Nonprofit Corporation Act. In the event of liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the assets of the Corporation received from any
source whatever, after the payment of all debts and obligations of the Corporation, shall be used
or distributed, subject to the laws of the State of Illinois, exclusively for the purposes of the
Corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated
exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, scientific or other non-profitable purposes as
shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal
Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any of such assets not so disposed of shall
be disposed of by the District Court of the County in which the principal office of the Corporation
is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations as said Court
shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.
ARTICLE XVII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Except as provided below, any officer or other member of the Executive Board of
the Society and any member of the Society serving in a capacity on behalf of the
Society at the explicit request of the Executive Board shall be indemnified in full
by the Society against expenses, including attorney's fees, and against the amount of
any judgment, money decree, fine or penalty, or against the amount of any settlement
deemed reasonable by the Executive Board, necessarily paid or incurred by him or her
in connection with or arising out of any claim made, or any civil or criminal action,
suit or proceeding of whatever nature brought against such person, or in which such person
is a party, or in which such person is otherwise involved, by reason of being or having been
an officer or Board member of the Society. Such indemnification shall apply to any such person
even though at the time of such claim, action, suit, or proceeding such person is no longer
an officer or Board member of the Society.
No indemnification shall be provided for any person with respect to any matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith
in the reasonable belief that such person's action was in the best interests of and consistent
with the purposes and By-Laws of the Society. If such a person has not been so adjudicated such
person shall be entitled to indemnification unless the Executive Board decides that such person
did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that such action was in the best interests of
and consistent with the purposes and By-Laws of the Society. Expenses of the kind described in
the preceding paragraph may, with the approval of the Executive Board, be advanced by the Society
in advance of the final disposition of the action or proceeding involved, whether civil or criminal,
upon receipt of an undertaking by the recipient to pay all such advances in the event such person is
adjudged not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the
best interests of and consistent with the purposes and By-Laws of the Society or in the event the
Executive Board decides that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
Any rights
of indemnification hereunder shall not be exclusive, shall be in addition to
any other right that an officer or Board member may have or obtain, and shall
accrue to such person's estate.
ARTICLE XVIII.
AMENDMENTS
With the exception noted below, amendments to or repeal of any of
these By-Laws may be proposed by any member or group of members of the Society in good
standing by submitting such proposals to the Executive Board through the Secretary.
Proposals for amendment submitted by fewer than ten members of the Society shall be
considered at the next regular meeting of the Executive Board, and will be submitted for
a vote of the membership only if endorsed by the Executive Board. Proposals made by ten
or more members will automatically be submitted to the membership as a whole at the next
biennial meeting of the Society.
Proposals for amendments that have been approved under one or other of these provisions
within six months of an upcoming meeting of the Society shall be submitted to the membership
at the next meeting of the Society. A two-thirds vote of those casting ballots shall be
required for the adoption of an amendment. For the purpose of adoption of amendments, a
quorum of the Society shall consist of twenty percent of the membership.
Proposals for amendments that have been approved for a vote more than six months
away from the next meeting of the Society shall be submitted to the membership by mail
within sixty days of approval. A two-thirds vote of those casting ballots shall be required
for the adoption of an amendment. Thirty days shall elapse between distribution of the
ballots and counting of the votes. Amendments that are adopted shall go into effect upon
notification to the membership by the Secretary, such notification being required.
Any amendment to Article II, or to the Articles of Incorporation, which, if adopted,
would have the effect of modifying or extending the purposes of the Society in ways that are
inconsistent with those already stated, shall require a favorable vote by not less than
two-thirds vote of all of the registered members.(SSSPbylaws2007)