In Case You Missed It

This email was sent to what appears to be the board(s) of the NYSYRs as well as to all YR county chairs/presidents.

We were asked to post it in its entirety and are happy to do so since we suspect many of you regular untitled YRs have not gotten a chance to read it.

Submitted by Russell Gallo.

I am a member in Good Standing and respectfully submit the following proposed amendment for consideration by the membership of the NYSYRs.

Justification:

The right or freedom of association implies the converse, disassociation, to also be a right in a free society. The proposed amendments will guarantee that right to both current members of this organization and to their posterity. 

No club or organization except the military can force someone to remain a "member" for any period of time once the member no longer feels the club or organization is, or has become something other than, what they thought when they voluntarily joined.

This proposed amendment simply codifies that right.

I hope that each of you reads the entire amendment AND discusses it with your clubs before forming an opinion.

Amendment attached and pasted below.

Proposed Bylaw Amendment

Addition to Article I

G   Any Member can voluntarily relinquish its “credentialed status” (de-credential) by submitting written notification to the Corresponding Secretary who will forward the same to the Governing Board within seven days of receiving such notification. De-credentialing shall not preclude any Club from requesting credentialing at a later date.

     1       The notification must include the following information.

          a)      De-credentialing Club’s Meeting Minutes showing that a vote was taken to de-credential with the New York State Young Republicans and passed by two-thirds of the Club’s Members present.

          b)      A list of Members present and written confirmation from the President/Chairman of that club stating that there was a quorum.

          c)      The Member Club seeking to de-credential may submit an updated membership list with the notification.  

     2       The Member Club shall be deemed to have de-credentialed within seven days of the Governing Board’s receipt of the notification from the Corresponding Secretary if all required information is submitted.

     3       There shall be no vote by the Governing Board except as to whether or not all of the required information was submitted by the Member Club.

     4       If the Governing Board determines that there is required information missing, the Corresponding Secretary shall notify the Member Club within three days of such determination to submit any missing information.

     5       The Member Club may submit to the Corresponding Secretary the identified missing information or can withdraw its request to de-credential within 90 days. After 90 days the Member Club seeking to de-credential must submit a new notification with the information required in Section 1, a and b.

     6       Upon receipt of any missing information the Corresponding Secretary shall forward the same to the Governing Board within three days and the Governing Board shall have three additional days to request any further information required in Section 1, a and b.

     7       If any of the above time deadlines are missed by the Corresponding Secretary and/or Governing Board or the de-credentialing packet is deemed to be complete, the Member Club shall be considered de-credentialed immediately and all reference to said club shall be removed immediately from all media and correspondence generated or controlled by the NYSYRs with the exception that an email must be sent to all other Member Clubs identifying the de-credentialed club by name and stating that said club voluntarily relinquished its credentialed status.

     8       De-credentialing Clubs shall forfeit their credentialing fee and must submit a new credentialing fee in full if the Member Club seeks to credential at a later date.