Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Affiliate members and the Bylaws

Don't scare some of us like that.

It strips non-US and non-Candians.

Roy Drinnan

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Maul
Sent: October 7, 2002 8:39 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: [RC] Affiliate members and the Bylaws


In response to:
Did I miss the reply from the AERC BOD on this matter, or was there simply
none?
Being a foreign passport holder with primary residence in the US myself, I
would
like to understand the rationale behind the proposed Bylaws changes, which
strip
non US-citizens of voting rights. Is this a FEI or USET requirement? If
there is
a reason for this, I am expecting the BOD to explain it to the foreign AERC
members.
Daniela Mielke

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Daniela,

The Bylaws have been online for member inspection and discussion since
early April 2002 - 6 months now.

We set up a side by side comparison of the old and new bylaws with an
additional note
pointing to the term affiliate member.

I've posted a number of times to Ridecamp and the other endurance lists
asking for
comments from the membership about the bylaws.

The specific topic of affiliate membership was discussed on page 4 in the
Presidents
message in the August Endurance News.

We welcomed comments and there were almost none - and none on the affiliate
membership.
Input would have been valuable prior to our August 23 midyear meeting where
we
could have made a change.

The ballots are out and I believe the membership(and you) should vote to
pass the new bylaws.
The BoD can amend the new bylaws easier than we can get a new set in place
in the future.
There are many important provisions in the new bylaws that are needed.

Certainly the question can be raised at the next BoD meeting in March 2003
concerning what
affiliate membership should mean.

I appreciate your concern and am willing to address it in the future.

Mike Maul
AERC Director-at-large

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