Ohio Admin. Code 901-5-08 - Society constitution
(A) No society may amend
its
the
society's constitution or by-laws unless a majority of the membership
which votes at the annual election of the board of directors or at the annual
meeting of the membership of the society, whichever is specified in the
constitution of the society, approves the proposed amendment.
(B) Amendments to the constitution or by-laws
may be proposed by:
(1) A majority of the
board of directors at a scheduled meeting voting in favor of placing an
amendment on the ballot; or
(2) A
petition filed with the secretary of the society at least fourteen days prior
to the annual election of the board of directors or to the annual meeting of
the membership of the society, whichever is specified in the constitution of
the society. Any such petition shall:
(a) Set
forth the proposed amendment; and
(b) Bear the signatures and addresses of not
less than twenty-five members of the society.
(C) The directors of a society shall:
(1) Submit any properly proposed amendment to
the membership of the society:
(a) At either
the annual election or the annual meeting of the membership of the society,
whichever is specified in the constitution of the society; and
(b) In such a manner that the members may
vote on each amendment separately;
.
(2) Publish notice of each such amendment and
instructions on how to obtain a copy of the proposed amendment in at least one
newspaper of general circulation in the county or district concerned,
and/or on the society's website,
and/or via mail or electronic mail not less than
three and not more than ten days before the election or annual meeting at which
it
the
amendment will be voted upon.
(D) Each society shall file with the
department a copy of its
the society's constitution and by-laws. Said copies
shall be certified to be true and correct by the president and secretary of the
society.
(E) Each society shall
file a certified copy of each change in its
the society's
constitution and by-laws with the department within sixty days following the
date on which the amendment is effective.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1711.06
Rule Amplifies: 1711.02, 1711.03
Prior Effective Dates: 02/20/1969, 10/28/2010, 07/07/2016
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