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when referring to Board and
committee chairs in addition to
using a gender-neutral term.
Amendment 4: Removal
of Membership Facilities
Proposed Amendment
to the Bylaws
ARTICLE III
Membership
Section 3-Rights
and Privileges
a. Active members have
the right to attend any
of the Association's
membership meetings,
use all of its membership
facilities, and receive
all of its regular
publications free or at
special membership
rates. They also have the
right to take certification
examinations, to vote, to
hold Association office,
and to serve on the
Board of Directors
and all committees of
the Association.
The ATA Board of Directors
recommends approval.
Commentary
The purpose of the proposed
amendment is to clarify that
the Association does not have,
nor has it had, " membership
facilities " such as physical
buildings for members to
use (ATA Headquarters is
an administrative office and
not a membership facility).
In ATA's early days, some
founding members considered
establishing a physical
library of materials related to
translation and interpreting.
As such a " facility " was never
built, and technology has now
made it highly unlikely that
any such physical facility for
members will ever exist, this
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wording in ATA's Bylaws has
become obsolete.
Amendment 5: TwoThirds
of Board Votes
Proposed Amendment
to the Bylaws
ARTICLE III
Membership
Section 2-Eligibility
h Honorary: Honorary
membership may
be conferred upon
individuals who have
distinguished themselves
in the translation or
interpreting professions
by a vote of twothirds
of the entire
Board of Directors. The
total number of living
Honorary members shall
not exceed twenty at any
one time, and not more
than two may be elected
in any one year.
Section 6-
Disciplinary Actions
b All disciplinary actions
are taken pursuant to
procedures adopted by
the Board from time to
time, which procedures
may be amended only by
a two-thirds vote of the
entire Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
Board of Directors
Section 5-Removal
Any Director or officer may
be removed from office by
vote of the voting members
at any annual or special
meeting of such members.
Any motion to remove a
Director or officer may be
presented to the voting
members for vote only upon
by a two-thirds vote of the
entire Board of Directors,
or upon submission to the
President of a petition for
removal signed by at least
100 voting members of
the Association.
ARTICLE XII
Chapters
Section 6-Termination
of Agreement
When the activities of a
Chapter are deemed to run
counter to the established
policies and objectives of
the Association, the Board
of Directors, by a twothirds
vote, may terminate
the agreement between the
Chapter and the Association
may be terminated by a
two-thirds vote of the entire
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XIII
Divisions
Section 6-Dissolution
and Suspension
When the activities of a
Division are deemed to run
counter to the established
policies and objectives of
the Association, the Board
of Directors, by a twothirds
vote, may dissolve
that Division or declare its
activities suspended may
be dissolved or have its
activities suspended by a
two-thirds vote of the entire
Board of Directors.
The ATA Board of Directors
recommends approval.
Commentary
These proposed amendments
do not represent a change
in procedure or policy. As
currently written, there is
potential ambiguity as to
whether the two-thirds vote
applies to the entire Board or
to those voting. The purpose
of these amendments is to
create consistency and resolve
this ambiguity. A two-thirds
vote of the entire Board
means that when there is a
motion related to any of the
above, at least 9 of the 13
members of the Board must
vote affirmatively for the
motion to pass.
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