Feb 1987 Home   Newsletters

April 1987

September 1987

League at the Legislature
Alternatives in Public Secondary Education
League Awards
Blessings of Liberty
Corporate Contributors as of March 18, 1987
Listen to Teachers
Nominating Committee
League of Women Voters Hawaii Program
Bylaws Proposals
1987/88 Budget Explanation
Convention 87 - Check it Out
President's Message (Anne Lee)
Hawaii County Highlights

Bylaws Proposals

NOTE: Pro-con reasons for recommendation and non-recommendation will be Included in the Convention Workbook. If there are any questions prior to Convention, please call Anne Lee (395-0115)

All material to be deleted is in [ ]. All new material is underlined.

  1. RECOMMENDED BYLAWS PROPOSALS

    1. Article VII, Section 2

      Financial Support

      [Members who are enrolled in local and provisional Leagues shall pay annual dues to the local or provisional League. Each local and provisional League shall make an annual payment to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii for its financial support.]

      Each local League shall make an annual per member payment (PMP) to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii.The amount of the PMP shall be $11.50 for the fiscal year 1988-89 and in future, as adopted in the budget at convention or council.The date for determining local league membership shall be January 1 of said year. Each provisional League shall pay one-half of such PMP to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii for two years or until it is fully recognized, whichever shall come sooner. The record in the state office of paid members shall determine the official membership count for this purpose.

      --Submitted by the State Board

    2. Article V, Section 1

      Directors' Terms

      ...elected for terms of two years [by] at convention... serve until [the conclusion of the second succeeding convention after the election or until] their successors...

      --Submitted by the Bylaws Committee

    3. Article X, Section 4

      Directors' Terms

      ADD: Newly elected officers and directors assume office at the conclusion of the convention at which they are elected.

      --Submitted by the Bylaws Committee

  2. NON-RECOMMENDED BYLAWS PROPOSALS

    1. Article VII, Section 2

      Financial Support

      [Members who are enrolled in local provisional Leagues shall pay annual dues to the local or provisional League. Each local and provisional League shall make, an annual payment to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii for its financial support.]

      Each local League shall make an annual per member payment (PMP) to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii. The amount of each local League's PMP shall be $11.50 for each voting member of said League an January 1 of said year. Each provisional League shall pay one-half of such PMP to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii for two years or until it is fully recognized, whichever shall come sooner. The record in the state office of paid members shall determine the official membership count for this purpose

      --Submitted by the Bylaws Committee

    2. Article VII, Section 4

      Related to proposal above

      The budget shall be prepared by a committee which shall be appointed for that purpose at least four months in advance of the convention or council. During Convention years, the budget committee shall review Bylaw Artlcle VIII Section 2.b regardinq the annual per member payment (PMP) to the League of Women Voters of Hawaii and may propose an amendment to said article. ...

      --Submitted by the Bylaws Committee

    3. Article X. Section 1

      Nominating Committee

      Add: The nominating committee shall nominate at least one from each local league, to the State Board.

      --Submitted by the Hawaii County League. The State Board regrets that Hawaii County did not submit this proposal in writing and can only assume that this is the desired language.


Feb 1987 Home   Newsletters September 1987