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Old Apr 6, 2015 | 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by bdschobel
Every power is not enumerated. The power to correct typos and similar obvious errors comes with the chairmanship of essentially any committee. We need to focus much more on substance and less on arcane procedure.

Bruce
My bylaws work is primarily in the non-profit sector, but I get the impression that it's relatively common to have a rule that essentially says, "the secretary (or another board member) is authorized to make changes that harmonize the existing bylaws with the newly passed bylaws" and "the secretary is authorized to correct typos and non-substantive grammatical mistakes in the bylaws, but must notify the board and membership within a certain time period." The first bit allows the secretary to change references that might have been overlooked when initially drafting an amendment/bylaws change.
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