The United States Australian Shepherd Association

Article VII

Amendments

Section 1. Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws and to the Standard for the Breed may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by written petition addressed to the Secretary signed by twenty percent of the membership in good standing. Amendments proposed by such petition shall be promptly considered by the Board of Directors and must be submitted to the members with recommendations of the Board by the Secretary for a vote within three months of the date when the petition was received by the Secretary.

Section 2. The Constitution and Bylaws or the Standard for the Breed may be amended at any time provided a copy of the proposed amendment has been mailed by the Secretary to each member in good standing on the date of the mailing, accompanied by a ballot on which he may indicate his choice for or against the actions to be taken. Dual-envelope procedures described in Article IV, Section 4 (d) shall be followed in handling such ballots, to assure secrecy of the vote. Notice with such ballot shall specify a date not less than 30 days after the date of mailing by which date the ballots must be returned to the Secretary to be counted. The favorable vote of 2/3 of the members in good standing who return valid ballots within the time limit shall be required to effect any such amendment.

Section 3. AKC approval. No amendment to the Bylaws or the Standard of the Breed adopted by the Club shall take effect until it has been approved by the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club. Within 30 days of adoption by the Club, the Secretary shall submit a copy of any amendment to the American Kennel Club along with the minutes of its adoption. Following approval by the American Kennel Club such amendments and the effective date shall be published to the members.

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