Well, the voting has ended, and we have a majority that would like us to
sponsor this amendment.
Patrick, you may officially add the COGenWeb as a sponsor of your amendment.
I thank you for your hard work in getting the details all worked out.
Mary Ann H.
<< ARTICLE XVII RECALL
SEC. 1. Recall is the power of the members to remove an elective officer
for violation of rules or confidence.
SEC. 2. (a) An Advisory Board Secretary shall be elected at the beginning of
every Advisory Board term, or when another Advisory Board Secretary has
resigned, quit or is unable to perform the duties of the office. The
Advisory Board Secretary is to be a non-voting member of the Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board Secretary is to be chosen from USGenWeb Members who are
not members of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board Secretary shall keep
minutes for all Advisory Board meetings, which will be posted to the
National website.
(b) Recall of an Advisory Board Member is initiated by delivering to the
Advisory Board Secretary a petition alleging reason for recall. Reasons for
recall are to be limited to: violation of bylaws, improper handling of
information or legal/ethical violations.
(c) A recall petition will consist of one or more e-mails containing the
names and e-mail addresses of those in favor of recall. This petition must
be verified to determine validity.
(d) A petition to recall an Advisory Board Member (including the National
Coordinator, who is also an Advisory Board Member) must be signed by voting
members equal in number to at least 20 percent of the last vote for the
office. Any
Advisory Board Member may be recalled, but only by their own constituents.
The Advisory Board Secretary shall maintain a continuous count of the
petition signatures certified to that office, and deliver a report to the
Advisory Board and inform the constituents in question if there are enough
signatures to force a recall vote.
SEC. 3. (a) An election to determine whether to recall an Advisory Board
Member and, if appropriate, to elect a successor shall be called by the
National Coordinator, or Election Committee Chairman if there is one at the
time, and held not less than 30 days nor more than 50 days from the date of
certification of sufficient signatures. If the National Coordinator is
unable, and no Election Committee is seated at the time, the Advisory Board
Secretary shall call for the election and insure all constituents of the
Member subject to the recall action are notified.
(b) In the event of a proposed recall action against an Advisory Board
Member, nominations will be taken to immediately fill the position vacated
if the recall vote is successful. The member being recalled is not eligible
for this nomination.
(c) If the simple majority vote of those voting on the question is to
recall, the Member
is removed and, if there is a candidate to replace the Member, the candidate
who receives a plurality is the successor. If the recall action fails, the
Advisory Board Member retains their position, and the election for a
successor is declared null and void.
(d) Votes in recall elections are subject to verification by either the
Advisory Board Secretary or Election Committee, if there is one.
SEC. 4. The Advisory Board Secretary shall provide for circulation, filing,
and certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall
election.
SEC. 5. If recall of the National Coordinator is initiated, the recall
duties of that office shall be performed by the Advisory Board Secretary or
Election Committee Chairman, if there is one.
SEC. 6. An Advisory Board Member who is not recalled shall not have another
recall action initiated against the member until six months after the
election.
SEC. 7. Terms of elective offices provided for by this Article, commence
immediately following the election, and shall last until the term of the
recalled Member expires.
SEC. 8. In the event of conflict between any Other Articles of the USGenWeb
Bylaws and this Article, this Article shall take precedence.