Third Day at COL - 16 June 2004 |
| Results from the 2004 Council on Legislation of Rotary International for 16 June 2004 |
Amendments to the RI Constitution require a two-thirds (2/3) majority for enactment. All enacted items take effect 1 July 2004.
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Sl No/Item No Yes votes/No votes | Result | Description |
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| 96* 04-317 325 162 | PASSED | (as
amended) To amend the rules for selecting the president-nominee
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| 107 04-376 282 209 | Tabled |
To request that the RI Board consider evaluating the possibility of
setting per capita dues at 1/1,000 of the annual per capita income
of the country in which the club is located
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| 108 04-471 112 385 | Rejected |
To exempt new members under 40 years of age from per capita
dues and the per capita levy for the district fund for an entire
fiscal
year
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| 109 04-387 317 174 | PASSED | To require that clubs pay per capita dues
for a minimum of ten
members
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| 110 04-401 365 125 | PASSED |
To request the RI Board to consider revising the Manual of
Procedure and proposing legislation to the next Council on
Legislation to simplify the constitutional documents and
revise the Council on Legislation process
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| 111 04-406 348 149 | PASSED | (as
amended)
To request the RI Board to consider investigating whether to
conduct the Council on Legislation by video conferencing
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| 112 04-407 173 321 | Rejected 2/3 majority
| To provide for the Council on Legislation to meet every four
years
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| 113 04-408 - - | Withdrawn | To provide for the Council on Legislation to
meet every five years
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| 114 04-412 337 153 | PASSED | To require district endorsement of club
legislation
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| 115 04-420 310 182 | PASSED | To allow a candidate for council
representative to be
nominated by any club in the district
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| 116 04-41 357 132 | Tabled | To allow pilot project clubs to retain their
constitutions
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| 117 04-443 - - | Withdrawn | To require clubs to have a minimum of 20
members
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| 118 04-49 312 185 | PASSED | To prohibit presidents-elect from beginning
their terms of
office if they have not attended the PETS and district assembly
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| 119 04-50 356 127 | PASSED | (as
amended) To create the title of incoming president of a club
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| 120 04-52 170 319 | Rejected | To create the position of communication
specialist as a club officer
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| 121 04-53 47 448 | Rejected | To prohibit the consolidation of offices
within the club
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| 122 04-63 401 96 | Sent to Board | To allow clubs to circulate statements
in favor of peace
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| 123 04-66 194 303 | Rejected | To give clubs the option of not charging
an admission fee
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| 124 04-444 319 167 | PASSED | To provide mediation guidelines
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| 125 04-304 409 79 | PASSED | To request the RI Board to consider
developing mediation
guidelines
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| 126 04-70 - - | Withdrawn |
To remove the requirement that an active member be engaged as
a proprietor, partner, corporate officer or manager having executive
capacity with discretionary authority
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| 127 04-71 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the provisions for qualification for
membership
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| 128 04-448 132 365 | Rejected 2/3 majority
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To amend the Object of Rotary and to amend the membership
qualifications
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| 129 04-490 144 358 | Rejected 2/3 majority
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To allow active membership individuals engaged in the occupation
of managing homes (amended from original publication by
proposer)
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| 106** 04-370 361 142 | PASSED | To increase per capita dues
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| 211** 04-372 - - | Withdrawn | To reduce per capita dues
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| 212** 04-373 - - | Withdrawn | To reduce per capita dues
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| 213** 04-374 - - | Withdrawn | To reduce per capita dues
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| 214** 04-375 - - | Withdrawn | To reduce per capita dues
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| 130 04-75 226 262 | Rejected 2/3 majority
| To allow Rotaractors into active membership
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| 131 04-76 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the provisions for qualification for
membership
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| 132 04-446 23 471 | Rejected 2/3 majority
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To create a new kind of membership: temporarily passive
membership
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| 133 04-78 164 336 | Rejected 2/3 majority
| To restore senior active as an additional type of membership
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| 134 04-447 213 276 | Rejected | To amend the provisions for termination
of membership
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| 135 04-81 271 223 | PASSED | To amend the provisions for rejoining a
Rotary club
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| 136 04-82 282 204 | PASSED | To amend the provisions for termination of
membership for
non-payment of dues
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| 137 04-88 260 224 | PASSED | To modify the criterion for selecting
honorary members
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| 138 04-89 175 320 | Rejected | To prohibit honorary members from
proposing new members
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| 139 04-91 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the rules for transferring and
former Rotarians
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| 140 04-492 82 398 | Rejected | To amend the rules for transferring and
former Rotarians
(amended from original publication by proposer)
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| 141 04-494 142 337 | Rejected |
To require information from the former club for transferring
members and to allow a temporary transfer when organizing new
clubs (amended from original publication by proposer)
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| 142 04-449 137 348 | Rejected | To amend the provisions for transferring
and former Rotarians
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| 143 04-142 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the number and qualifications of
the Trustees
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| 144 04-143 471 21 | PASSED |
To provide that the Foundation annual report show all
reimbursed expenses paid to and payments made on behalf of
the chairman and incoming chairman of the Trustees
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| 145 04-158 - - | Withdrawn | To encourage clubs to support The Rotary
Foundation
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| 146 04-159 - - | Withdrawn | To prohibit the Board from contributing to
The Rotary Foundation
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| 147 04-452 72 426 | Rejected 2/3 majority
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To amend the Object of Rotary to include a fifth object: to
encourage global education
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| 148 04-169 104 394 | Rejected 2/3 majority
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To amend the fourth part of the Object of Rotary to include the
advancement of human rights and the protection of the
environment
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| 149 04-453 71 412 | Rejected | To create rules for multidistrict
administration
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| 150 04-173 228 247 | Rejected | To amend the process for changing
district boundaries
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| 151 04-454 49 434 | Rejected | To hold district conferences less than two
months before the dates
of the international convention
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| 152 04-191 145 338 | Rejected | To remove the requirement that the
district conference shall not
conflict with the district assembly
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| 153 04-199 - - | Withdrawn | To require district conferences to be a
minimum of one day in
duration
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| 154 04-202 241 247 | Rejected | (as
amended)
To hold the district assembly in March and ensure that the
governor, assistant governors, district trainer and club leaders are
invited
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| 155 04-206 298 169 | PASSED | To amend the provisions requiring the
adoption of the annual
statement of district finances
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| 156 04-207 244 254 | Rejected | To require each district to establish a
district fund
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| 157 04-208 - - | Withdrawn | To exempt new members under 40 years of age
from the per
capita levy for the district fund for an entire fiscal period
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| 158 04-218 - - | Withdrawn | To provide for a new standing committee of
RI: Strategic Planning
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| 159 04-222 331 170 | PASSED | To clarify the duties of the council of
past presidents
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| 160 04-456 57 441 | Rejected | To provide for new standing committees of
RI: membership and
technology
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| 161 04-223 179 308 | Rejected | To amend the provisions for the audit and
operations review
committee
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| 162 04-233 263 229 | PASSED | To require a review of zone boundaries
every eight years
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| 163 04-245 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the purposes of the Rotary
Worldwide Web
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| 164 04-521 122 363 | Rejected | To assess fees to cover expenses for
language communities on
the RI Web Site (not previously published)
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| 165 04-250 86 406 | Rejected | To eliminate the requirement of
subscribing to a Rotary magazine
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| 166 04-251 75 412 | Rejected | To amend the provisions regarding
exceptions to the requirement
of subscribing to a Rotary magazine
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| 167 04-457 - - | Withdrawn | To allow either a printed or digital Rotary
magazine subscription
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| 168 04-455 55 433 | Rejected | To eliminate the requirement of
subscribing to a Rotary magazine
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| 169 04-252 189 312 | Rejected | To amend the provisions regarding the
requirements of subscribing
to a Rotary magazine when spouses are members
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| 170 04-267 106 395 | Rejected | To encourage Rotarians to use the Rotary
emblem in personal,
professional, and public activities
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| 171 04-270 318 165 | Rejected 2/3 majority
| To include the RI motto and emblem in the RI Constitution
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| 172 04-275 161 335 | Rejected | To declare that RI has only one
motto, "Service Above Self"
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| 173 04-302 41 452 | Rejected 2/3 majority
| To require the Secretariat to issue membership
identification cards
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| 174 04-305 - - | Tabled | by card
vote
To change the schedule of conventions from annually to triennially
and to add triennial regional conventions
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| 175 04-523 197 286 | Rejected | To amend the provisions for a ballot-by-
mail for RI presidential
elections (not previously published)
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| 176 04-318 62 410 | Rejected | To amend rules for club voting for
nominating committee for
president
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| 177 04-319 99 389 | Rejected | To allow qualified past officers to serve
on the nominating
committee for president
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| 178 04-320 206 292 | Rejected | To revise the qualifications for director
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| 179 04-463 224 261 | Rejected | To amend the rules for selecting the
director-nominee
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| 180 04-461 382 107 | Sent to Board | To amend the rules for selecting the
director-nominee
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| 181 04-322 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the rules for selecting the
director-nominee by
nominating committee
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| 182 04-324 28 458 | Rejected | To allow assistant governors to serve on
the nominating committee
for director
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| 183 04-462 - - | Withdrawn | To revise the qualifications for membership
on the nominating
committee for director
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| 184 04-325 - - | Withdrawn | To amend the procedures for designating the
chairman of the
nominating committee for director
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| 185 04-326 89 410 | Rejected | To allow a club to nominate a member of
another club as a
candidate for membership on the nominating committee for director
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| 186 04-327 153 344 | Rejected | To have RI provide travel and
accommodation expenses for
members of the nominating committee for director
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| 187 04-328 379 107 | PASSED | To amend the provisions relating to
vacancies in RI Board
membership
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| 188 04-464 - - | Postponed | To require members of the RI Board to serve
as liaisons in their
zones
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| 189 04-329 - - | Withdrawn |
To revise the qualifications for governors-nominee to include
having a good knowledge of all primary languages used in the
district |
| *Postponed from 15 June plenary session, pending amendment translation |
| ** Item of special consideration |
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