Place the following question on the ballot for the annual election:
Shall Article XI, Section 2 of the OCF Bylaws be amended to clarify “the voting rights of the membership” by inserting the following subsection:

b) As used in subsection (a) of this Section, the term "voting rights of the membership" means those subjects for which Article V, Section 6(a) provides that members "shall vote" or "shall have the right to vote."

ARTICLE XI: AMENDMENT

  1. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, these Bylaws may be amended by an act of the Board at any regularly scheduled meeting of the Board, provided such notice of intent to amend, together with a copy or summary of the amendment or a statement of the general nature of the amendment, was made at the prior Board meeting and given to all Directors in accordance with Article VIII, Section 4.
  2. Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Article, no amendment to Article V, Section 6(a) of these Bylaws pertaining to the voting rights of the membership may be enacted unless such amendment is ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership at a membership meeting held pursuant to Article VI of these Bylaws.
    1. No amendment to Article V, Section 6(a) of these Bylaws pertaining to the voting rights of the membership may be enacted unless such amendment is ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership at a membership meeting held pursuant to Article VI of these Bylaws.
    2. As used in subsection (a) of this Section, the term "voting rights of the membership" means those subjects for which Article V, Section 6(a) provides that members "shall vote" or "shall have the right to vote."


For reference: This is Article V, Section 6(a)

6. Rights of Membership.

a) Voting. All members who have been members for at least 30 days prior to the date of a membership meeting or action by written ballot shall be entitled to cast one vote on any issue brought before the membership. Members shall vote to elect the Board, remove a Director, amend the Articles of Incorporation as provided in the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act (the “Act”), and on all other matters for which a membership vote is required by the Act and by these Bylaws. In addition, members shall have the right to vote on advisory resolutions concerning any other matter to come before the membership.


I have put the motion here as best I could. It is messed up in the Board Motions PDF on the OCF website. You can view that document by clicking here. The green text is strike-out (being removed). The red text is being added. Based on what is in the Board Motions PDF, this is more change than what is stated in the motion (to add part b), but the effect is the same.