CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE
(April 1982)

ARTICLE XV - AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION

15.1 Amendment After Notice.
- (a) Unless otherwise provided, the Constitution of the League may be altered or amended by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the member clubs of the League at any Annual Meeting of the League, provided fifteen (15) days written notice of the proposed amendment is given to the member clubs in advance of the meeting or any recessed session thereof.  If notice of at least twelve (12) hours prior to the vote is given and the alternation or amendment carries the unanimous approval of a duly appointed standing committee of the League vested with the authority to make a recommendation, on the subject matter of the amendment, the alteration or amendment may be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the member clubs of the League convened at any Annual Meeting or recessed session thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any meeting for which notice of a proposed change in the Constitution is given, the wording of the proposed amendment may be altered in any respect so long as the substance of the amendment as offered for a vote is in accord with the notice given.  In all other cases involving an alteration or amendment to the Constitution, the provisions of Section 15.2 apply.
- (b) If any amendment or alteration of the Constitution is adopted or fails of adoption at an Annual Meeting of the League under circumstances where such proposal required a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the member clubs of the League, the action on the proposed alteration or amendment cannot be changed at any recessed session of the Annual Meeting except by the unanimous vote of all the member clubs of the League.
- - - - -
15.2 Amendment Without Notice.
- The Constitution or By-Laws may also be altered or amended by a unanimous vote of all the member clubs at any meeting, special, annual, or otherwise, without prior notice.
- - - - -
15.3 Name of Proposer.
- Whenever an amendment or alteration to the Constitution or By-Laws is submitted for approval, it must indicate the member authoring the proposal.

USFL.INFO - Copyright © 2007 - The McIntire Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.
The names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, slogans, photographs, audio and video recordings, and any other intellectual properties
utilized in USFL.INFO are used on a "Fair Use" basis, without intent of profit.  Such intellectual properties are retained by their respective holders.