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Additions
- +The constitution should be amended to allow members to propose and pass new motions on an ongoing
- +basis, not dependent on the arrival of an annual general meeting. As things stand, while motions
- +concerning GPC policies do not have to be approved at a general meeting, Directives and
- +Constitutional Amendments do. Removing this requirement from our constitution will make it easier
- +for members to amend bylaws and constitution and remove processing bottlenecks associated with
- +general meetings. This proposal specifically aims to amend sections 10.1.3, 10.1.4, and 10.1.5 of
- +the constitution, as well as bylaws 10.2.3 and 10.3.1 to make amendments less dependent on general
- +meetings, and thus more accessible to all members.
- +
- +Proposal text
- +
- +Article Article 10 Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws
- +
- +Proposed changes in capital letters:
- +
- +10.1 Constitution
- +
- +" 10.1.3 Amendments shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast by Members in good standing at
- +a General Meeting OR THROUGH AN ONLINE CONTINUOUS MOTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, and shall only become
- +effective upon Members in good standing passing an identically worded amendment by a vote of greater
- +than 1/2 (50%) of the votes cast in a Members' vote conducted at a GM, by mail-in ballot OR ONLINE
- +PLATFORM, with a MAIL-IN ballot return date of no later than one-hundred-twenty (120) days following
- +the DATE at which the amendment was passed. IN ALL CASES, THE VOTE MUST MEET GENERAL MEETING QUORUM
- +REQUIREMENTS .
- +
- +"10.1.4 Notwithstanding any other provision concerning an amendment of the present Constitution, all
- +proposed amendments concerning Article 10, Article 11, or Bylaw 1.2.3 will be adopted if:
- +
- +10.1.4.1 more than 3/4 (75%) of the votes cast by Members in good standing at two (2) consecutive
- +General Meetings OR DURING TWO (2) ITERATIONS OF AN ONLINE MOTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OR VIA A
- +COMBINATION OF ONLINE PROCESS AND GENERAL MEETING are in favour of an identically worded resolution
- +to enact the amendment ; and
- +
- +10.1.4.2 an identically worded resolution to enact the amendment is passed by a vote of greater than
- +1/2 (50%) of the votes cast by Members in good standing AT A SECOND ITERATION OF AN ONLINE MOTION
- +DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, OR in a Members' vote conducted by mail-in OR ONLINE ballot, with a
- +MAIL-IN ballot return date of no later than one-hundred-twenty (120) days following the second
- +General Meeting at which the amendment was passed. IN BOTH CASES, THE MEMBERS VOTE MUST MEET GENERAL
- +MEETING QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.
- +
- +10.1.5 After each General Meeting OR ITERATION OF AN ONLINE CONTINUOUS MOTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS at
- +which this Constitution is amended, the Constitution Committee and any legal advisers must oversee
- +the publication of this Constitution as amended and may, in so doing, and subject to the
- +ratification of the Federal Council:"
- +
- +10.2 Bylaws:
- +
- +"10.2.3 Amendments shall be adopted by a majority of the votes cast by Members in good standing at a
- +General Meeting OR THE SAME MAJORITY CAST THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM. IN BOTH CASES, THE VOTES CAST
- +BY MEMBERS MUST MEET GENERAL MEETING QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.
- +
- +"10.3.1 After each General Meeting OR ITERATION OF AN ONLINE CONTINUOUS MOTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
- +at which this Constitution or the Bylaws are amended, Federal Council shall ensure the publication
- +of the amended Constitution and Bylaws, and at that time may:"
Note from staff: This proposal is for consideration at the 19th Annual General Meeting. A second copy, with additional background information, has been posted in the Workshop to allow you to collaborate on amendments. You can 
