Bylaw Amendment 1 Clarification that dues, if any, are approved by the membership in general, not at the annual meeting. Annual dues for voting members, if any, shall be set by the Board of Directors, and must be approved by the membership. Bylaw Amendment 2 Requirement that all voting matters be presented to the entire membership. There shall be an annual meeting of the membership, at which members shall transact such business as shall properly come before them. Meetings are for dissemination of information and discussion only.
All matters requiring voting are to be presented to the entire voting membership.
Bylaw Amendment 3 A change that the board's disclosure statements are included in the election package rather than submitted a certain number of days before the election. The current board member disclosures shall be included with the election ballot package. Any Director with a direct financial interest in any policy or decision before the Board shall fully disclose his or her interest in the issue and shall not vote on that issue. There shall be three officers of the Registry, elected by the majority vote of the directors following the annual election. Bylaw Amendment 5 Provision of built-in learning curve for directors before they become president.