Rules of Business Practice for the 2005–2010 USP Board of Trustees

5. Referral of Matter to the Convention

Pursuant to Chapter VI, Section 30 of the Bylaws, between stated meetings of the Convention the Board may, at its discretion, send to the Convention members a matter to be voted upon. Prior to requesting a vote, the Board shall send to the Convention members for comment the proposed question(s) to be voted upon. Depending upon the comments received, the Board may or may not modify or withdraw the question. The question(s) then may be submitted to the Convention for a ballot vote. A summary of any comments received and the Board's response to such comments shall be included with the ballot.