Constitution and Bylaws

Constitution

Article IX—Amendments

Section 1

Every proposition to amend this Constitution, except as hereinafter provided, shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees in writing, subscribed to by at least five members of the Pharmacopeial Convention, not later than one hundred and twenty days prior to a stated or a special meeting and, after review by the Board, shall be submitted, together with the Board's recommendation, not later than sixty days prior to a stated or a special meeting of the Pharmacopeial Convention, to the medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific press, to those authorized to send delegates to the Pharmacopeial Convention, and to those persons who are authorized to attend the stated or a special meeting. Except as provided in Section 3, at the next ensuing meeting of the Pharmacopeial Convention, after the expiration of the said sixty days, upon receiving the affirmative votes of not less than three-fourths of the members present and voting, the proposition shall become a part of this Constitution.

Section 2

An amendment also may be proposed in writing by ten or more members at any session of a stated meeting except the final session. Such amendment shall be referred to the Board of Trustees, which shall report upon it at the next succeeding session when, upon receiving the affirmative votes of not less than seven-eighths of the members present and voting, it shall become a part of this Constitution.

Section 3

The Board of Trustees may at its discretion mail to the members of the Convention a proposition to amend or alter this Constitution. A period of sixty days shall be allowed for the submission of comments on the proposition. A summary of the comments shall accompany the mail ballot by which the vote of the member may be recorded and returned within ninety days of the date appearing on the ballot. Upon receiving the affirmative vote of seven-eighths of the members voting, with a total of not less than one hundred and thirty members voting, the proposition shall become a part of this Constitution.