According to Article XIII of the UALE Constitution, any member of the Association in good standing or any committee, task force, caucus or subsidiary body of the Association may submit proposed amendments to the Constitution in writing no later than February 15, 2016. Proposed changes to the UALE By-laws must be submitted in writing to the Constitution and By-laws Committee no later than March 16. Proposed Amendments to the Constitution shall be referred to the Constitution and By-laws Committee for review prior to consideration at the annual membership meeting, which is April 15, 2016 in Washington DC. Timely submissions will be made available to the membership for review by March 16, 2016.

The proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws that were submitted according to the above procedure can be downloaded here: Proposed constitution and bylaws changes

Voting will be held at the annual meeting.

Constitutional amendments submitted by March 16, 2016 shall require 66% of the votes cast. By-law changes will be passed by a simple majority. Constitutional amendments can also be moved and seconded from the floor at the Annual meeting but will require 90% of votes to pass.   Please refer to the UALE website for the most current version of the Constitution and By-laws: http://uale.org/about-uale/constitution