If a three-fourths vote of council to take immediate action is not attained, the petition will be presented for consideration only. In this case, comments and suggestions from committees, petitioners, and other interested members on the substance of the petition should be directed to the Committee on Committees. Change the name of the geographical areas that are used to elect directors from regions to districts and change the term regional director to district director. Historically, these voting areas have been referred to as regions, and the directors elected from these regions have been referred to as regional directors. The society conducts up to 10 geographically designated meetings, referred to as regional meetings.
Confusion often arises due to the multiple use of the term region.
Over the years, the designation region has become increasingly undesirable. It fails to distinguish between voting districts and area meetings without added clarification. If adopted by council, and if the amendments to the constitution are approved by the membership and the bylaw amendments are confirmed by the board of directors, the amendments will become effective Jan. 1, 2001. A two-thirds vote of council as well as ratification by vote of the membership of the society is required for adoption of amendments to the articles of the constitution. A two-thirds vote of the council and confirmation by the ACS Board is required for amendments to the bylaws.