Proposed change to NCTDSA resolution process

Section 4. Resolutions
Any members in good standing may bring resolutions before the Chapter General Meeting to be voted on by membership. In order to submit a resolution to be considered at a General Meeting, a resolution must be first endorsed by: a Working Group or Committee, by the vote of a Branch General Meeting, or by at least 5 chapter members in good standing. The resolution must then be submitted to the Steering Committee at least 2 weeks before a Chapter General Meeting in order to be added to that meeting’s agenda. Resolutions submitted after that date Otherwise, they will be considered at the following General Meeting. The Steering Committee may reject submitted resolutions by majority vote if: the resolution contradicts or is prohibited by the chapter’s Bylaws or by the national organization, or if it is the Steering Committee’s opinion that the resolution is somehow incomplete, unactionable, unenforceable, or otherwise impossible to enact. The Steering Committee must provide their reasoning for any rejected resolutions, and may provide suggested amendments to a resolution’s author if they feel that a resolution would be acceptable with certain changes. The Steering Committee will announce the agenda for the General Meeting, including those resolutions to be included, at least 1 week before the meeting. Resolutions are passed by a majority vote of the General Meeting. If quorum cannot be met at the General Meeting where the resolution is presented, an online vote of members in good standing may be held.