Re: Proposed SPI Bylaws Amendment

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I second the proposal below as authored by Jimmy Kaplowitz.

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WHEREAS the SPI Board has been ineffectual due to four consecutive
failures to make quorum at meetings;

WHEREAS it is essential that SPI has a functioning board, so that the
Corporation can properly function;

WHEREAS it is within the authority of the contributing membership to
amend the bylaws by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of its number;

THE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERSHIP OF SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC.,
HAVING OBTAINED THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 2/3 OF ITS NUMBER, DOES HEREBY
AMEND THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION AS FOLLOWS:

The following sentence in ARTICLE FOUR is hereby deleted:

"The presence of not less than two-thirds of the board members shall
constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct the business of
this organization, but a lesser number may adjourn the meeting for a
period of not more than two weeks from the date scheduled by these
bylaws and the Secretary shall cause a notice of this scheduled meeting
to be sent to all those who were not present at the meeting originally
called."

In its place are inserted the following two sentences:

"The presence of not fewer than four board members or not less than
two-thirds of all board members (whichever is a smaller number) shall
constitute a quorum and shall be necessary to conduct the business of
this organization. A lesser number may adjourn the meeting for a period
of not more than two weeks from the date scheduled by these bylaws, and
the Secretary shall cause a notice of this scheduled meeting to be sent
to all those who were not present at the meeting originally called."

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