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From: Richard Harrison <>
Subject: [BOARD-L] BYLAWS AMENDMENT
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:28:45 -0700


I move the Board present the following bylaws changes to the membership
under the procedures outlined in Article XVI, Section 5.

OLD ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National
Coordinator, four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight
(8) Local Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) representative
each from The USGenWeb Archives Project, The USGenWeb Census Project,
and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project, and beginning in 1999, one (1)
at-large representative. All shall have voting privileges except the
National Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The
regions from which State Coordinator and Local Coordinator
Representatives are elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an
annual basis.

NEW ARTICLE V. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Board membership shall consist of: the National
Coordinator, four (4) State Coordinator Regional Representatives, eight
(8) Local Coordinator Regional Representatives, one (1) representative
from The USGenWeb Archives Project, one (1) representative from the
other USGenWeb Special Projects, and beginning in 1999, one (1) at-large
representative. All shall have voting privileges except the National
Coordinator who shall vote only in the case of a tie. The regions from
which State Coordinator and Local Coordinator Representatives are
elected shall be decided by the Advisory Board on an annual basis.
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OLD ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES
Section 1. Nine (9) voting members of the Advisory Board shall
constitute a quorum.

NEW ARTICLE VIII. ADVISORY BOARD PROCEDURES
Section 1. Eight (8) voting members of the Advisory Board shall
constitute a quorum.
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OLD ARTICLE XIII. SPECIAL PROJECTS
Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project, The
USGenWeb Census Project, and The USGenWeb Tombstone Project shall each
elect one Special Project Representative to serve as a voting member of
The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board.

NEW ARTICLE XIII. SPECIAL PROJECTS
Section 3. The staff members of The USGenWeb Archives Project shall
elect one (1) representative to serve as a voting member of The USGenWeb
Project Advisory Board. The staff members of all other USGenWeb Special
Projects as a group shall elect one (1) representative to serve as a
voting member of The USGenWeb Project Advisory Board.

-Isaia

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