Bylaws

The ABA Membership is being asked to vote on whether to approve proposed changes to ABA’s Bylaws, recommended by ABA’s new general counsel and recommended unanimously by the ABA Board. 

Here is an in-depth look at the changes put forth in this year's proposed Bylaws revision.

The ABA Board of Directors is responsible for four ABA hires: the wealth manager, the auditor, the CEO, and the general counsel.

At its recent meeting on September 24, the ABA Board approved changes to the association's bylaws, to be presented to the membership for approval.

“We are addressing our lack of diversity and representation on the board and have approved two bylaws changes to address this immediately,” writes Fiocco.

In a recent interview with BTW, ABA President Betsy Burton encouraged booksellers to make plans to vote on a proposed amendment to the ABA’s bylaws that would raise the number of members on the association’s Board of Directors from 10 to 11.

With voting set to open next month on a proposed amendment to ABA’s bylaws, ABA President Betsy Burton discusses why the Board supports raising the number of members on the association’s Board of Directors from 10 to 11.

The American Booksellers Association Board of Directors unanimously approved a proposal to amend the association’s bylaws to provide for an additional member of the Board of Directors, increasing the number from 10 to 11. Bookstore members will now have the opportunity to vote on the change.