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Rules of Order; SeetioB 3* The board of directors may, by a two thirde vote of all its membets, make ftconun itment on -any bill then pending-when the-bill is, in ine judgment of the-beardT ef sufficient general municipal importance oed urgency to require sucl> action. A coBuniUn ent adopted under this section shell be presented to the legislature as a League board commitm ent ond not on officiol League legislative pol icy. Section 4. Afliliiite Legislative Policies. Subdivision 1. Affiliate organizations may adopt legislative policies and commitments in accordance with their organization's by-laws. Such policies or commitments shall be submitted to the League Executive Director, as soon as is practical after being adopted^ and, if possible, prior to the League’s legislative conference so that the membership may consider League legislative policy in light of affiliate positions. Such policies and commitments as-thatare. in the judgment of the Executive Director, m conflict with adopted or pending League policy shall be submitted by the Executive Director to the Bboard of Ddirectors for review and comment. If the League Bboard of directors determines that the policy or commitment is-in-conflicts with an adopted League policy or pending policy, the submitting affiliate organization shall be so notified in writing within 10 days and said affiliate shall not advocate such policy to the Lkgislature except in accordance with Subdivision 2. Subd. 2. An affiliate organization upon notification from the League that a legislative policy or commitment mn-conflicts with an adopted or pending League policy, may proceed to advocate such policy or commitment only under the following conditions: (1) The conflicting policy or commitment in confl iot is resubmitted for a vote at an annual, regular^ or special membership meeting of the affiliate and is approved by a two- thirds vote of the delegates present, by voteing or by mailed ballot, provided that the policy or commitment hod beenwas mailed eut-to members at least seven days prior to the meeting if the ballot is taken at a meeting, and provided that at least 40 percent of the affiliate members are participating; (2) Provided that Tthe League Executive Director shall also be provided, within seven days, written notice that such meeting or mailed ballot is to be held and for what purpose, and that the affiliate members shall be informed in the notice that the League Bboard of Ddirectors heckleciared such policy in conflict; and (3) A policy or commitment adopted pursuant to this section shall be presented to the ^legislature as an affiliate policy or commiunent wbieb-that differs from a League policy. ARTICLE iXVM Section 1. Amendments, This con stitution Constitution may be am Jed after the first day of the annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of all municipalities members voting, provided that the proposed amendments shall have been prepared in writing on or before the first day of the meeting and distributed to the delegates. An amendment in writing, offered from the floor without prior notice to the delegates, shall be permissible if it is an amendment to a proposed amendment, is on the same subject as the amendment it is proposed to amend, is germane to the amendment it is proposed to amend, and is approved by a two-thirds vote of the delegates in attendance and voting.