The Board of the Chapter of the Southwest Florida Audubon Society has drafted a new amendment  to the bylaws for the governance of the chapter. At our Annual Membership Meeting, set for May 31, 2025, at the Collaboratory, the entire membership will vote for the adoption of the amendment to Article IV Section 1.  The change is for notice of the annual membership meetings, eliminating the costly use of hardcopy mailings to the membership.

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CURRENT BYLAWS:
ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Section 1. The annual meeting of members shall be held on such date in the Spring of
each year as may be determined by vote of the Board of Directors. Notice of the annual
meeting shall be given not less than twenty (20) days nor more than fifty (50) before the
date of the meeting. Such notice is given via U.S. mail, email, and on the SOCIETY’S
website. Hardcopy notice will be to the membership into the U.S. mail, with postage
thereon prepaid, and directed to the member at the address as it appears on the record
of members, or at such address as the member may request in writing to the SOCIETY.

PROPOSED REVISION TO TEXT (IN RED) ABOVE IS UNDERLINED BELOW :
ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Section 1. The annual meeting of members shall be held on such date in the Spring of
each year as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Notice of the annual
meeting shall be given not less than twenty (20) days nor more than fifty (50) before the
date of the meeting. Such notice will be given via email, on the SOCIETY’S
website, or, for a member who requests it, by U.S. Mail.

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Members may vote in person at the meeting or they may email their vote directly to our chapter--if by email, you must submit your vote to audubon.southwest.florida@gmail.com by May 24. You may also mail your vote in to Audubon of Southwest Florida, P.O. Box 61401, Fort Myers, FL 33906-1041, postmarked by May 24. If you either email or mail in your ballot, please identify yourself so that we may be able to affirm your membership and are qualified to vote.

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If the chapter votes not to adopt the new amendment to the bylaws, the current bylaws will remain in effect.

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Below is the pdf of our current Bylaws for your review.