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.