BYLAW AMENDMENTS

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Associations can simplify their elections and reduce their cost by amending their bylaws to remove problem provisions. Following are some of the changes we incorporate into our restated bylaws:

• establish ethics standards for directors,


• eliminate cumulative voting and proxies to stop "proxy wars" and make elections conform to municipal election models,


• eliminate quorum requirements for the election of directors so that elections are like municipal and state elections,


• eliminate nominating committee language to avoid conflicts with the statutory self-nomination requirements,


• eliminate floor nominations and write-ins so elections can be conducted entirely through the mail and eliminate balloting when elections are uncontested,


• add 2-year staggered terms to create continuity and stability on the board,


• add director qualifications


• establish a record date for elections,


• add due process procedures for suspending voting rights,


• add procedures for the inspection of records, and


• put the entire document in plain English so it can be easily read and understood.

For more information or to receive a proposal regarding bylaw amendments and restatements, contact us.