Bylaws should be in writing before they are enforced

ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS
Section 3 Effective Date

“All amendments to these By-Laws shall become effective at the commencement of the following competition schedule after ratification by the General Membership.”

There should be a requirement that the Bylaws be published before they become effective. Bylaws deal with organizational issues. Tying the effective date to the start of a competition schedule makes no sense. Bylaws should become effective as soon as they are published to the Board of Directors. Drop the words "at the commencement of the following competition schedule" from this bylaw.

At the end of the sentence add the words: “and publication (in writing) by the Secretary to the Board of Directors”.

This section would then read as follows:

“All amendments to these By-Laws shall become effective after ratification by the General Membership and publication (in writing) by the Secretary to the Board of Directors.”