| Council Number |
Title |
Action |
Yes Votes |
No Votes |
Tabled |
| 13-01 |
To amend the provisions for club reports |
A |
311 |
174 |
|
| 13-02 |
To provide that the club secretary shall be a member of the board |
A |
285 |
211 |
|
| 13-03 |
To amend the provisions for club officers |
A |
Vote by show of Cards |
|
|
| 13-04 |
To amend the provisions for club officers |
R |
105 |
384 |
|
| 13-05 |
To revise the schedule for electing the club president |
R |
192 |
287 |
|
| 13-06 |
To amend the qualifications for club president |
A |
293 |
184 |
|
| 13-07 |
To remove admission fees for club members |
R |
231 |
256 |
|
| 13-08 |
To exempt former members of a club from a second admission fee |
A |
330 |
158 |
|
| 13-09 |
To exempt former members of a club from a second admission fee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-10 |
To allow for the division of clubs |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-11 |
To revise attendance requirements |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-12 |
To amend the attendance provisions to include service requirements |
AA |
340 |
165 |
|
| 13-13 |
To revise attendance requirements |
R |
204 |
309 |
|
| 13-14 |
To amend the provisions for non-attendance |
A |
381 |
128 |
|
| 13-15 |
To amend the provisions for consecutive absences |
R |
186 |
319 |
|
| 13-16 |
To eliminate club attendance reporting requirements |
R |
196 |
318 |
|
| 13-17 |
To amend the provisions for making up an absence |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-18 |
To amend the provisions for making up an absence |
R |
235 |
274 |
|
| 13-19 |
To amend the provisions for making up an absence |
R |
139 |
367 |
|
| 13-20 |
To amend the provisions for making up an absence |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-21 |
To amend the provisions for making up an absence |
R |
110 |
402 |
|
| 13-22 |
To amend the provisions for excused absences |
A |
415 |
96 |
|
| 13-23 |
To amend the provisions for excused absences |
A |
337 |
132 |
|
| 13-24 |
To amend the provisions for excused absences |
R |
131 |
356 |
|
| 13-25 |
To amend the provisions for excused absences |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-26 |
To amend the provisions for excused absences |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-27 |
To amend the provisions for RI officers’ excused absences |
AA |
347 |
159 |
|
| 13-28 |
To amend the provisions for calculating attendance records |
A |
265 |
218 |
|
| 13-29 |
To amend the provisions for calculating attendance records |
R |
60 |
445 |
|
| 13-30 |
To allow clubs flexibility in structuring their weekly meetings |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-31 |
To provide for satellite meetings |
R |
243 |
260 |
|
| 13-32 |
To provide for satellite clubs |
AA |
370 |
130 |
|
| 13-33 |
To provide that an e-club may schedule a meeting in place of its regular interactive activity on the club’s website |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-34 |
To provide that clubs shall meet once each week or once every two weeks |
R |
175 |
337 |
|
| 13-35 |
To provide that clubs shall meet at least three times per month |
R |
78 |
435 |
|
| 13-36 |
To provide that clubs shall meet at least twice per month |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-37 |
To allow a club to cancel up to six regular meetings per year |
R |
121 |
389 |
|
| 13-38 |
To provide that clubs continuously search for new members |
R |
177 |
330 |
|
| 13-39 |
To amend the general qualifications for Rotary membership |
R |
62 |
436 |
|
| 13-40 |
To allow all Rotary alumni to be active members |
R |
295 |
198 |
|
| 13-41 |
To allow certain former scholars to be active members |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-42 |
To allow stay-at-home persons to become active members |
R |
335 |
181 |
|
| 13-43 |
To allow people who have not worked or interrupted their work to be active members |
AA |
359 |
165 |
|
| 13-44 |
To allow persons who retire early or are on extended leaves or sabbaticals to be active members |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-45 |
To amend the classification limitation |
R |
133 |
380 |
|
| 13-46 |
To amend the classification limitation |
R |
109 |
404 |
|
| 13-47 |
To amend the classification limitation |
R |
74 |
442 |
|
| 13-48 |
To amend the provisions for termination of membership |
A |
389 |
131 |
|
| 13-49 |
To amend the provisions for transferring and former Rotarians |
A |
|
|
|
| 13-50 |
To amend the provisions for transferring and former Rotarians |
R |
|
|
|
| 13-51 |
To amend the provisions for transferring and former Rotarians |
AA |
260 |
258 |
|
| 13-52 |
To amend the provisions for transferring and former Rotarians |
AA |
403 |
108 |
|
| 13-53 |
To allow honorary members to wear the RI emblem |
A |
448 |
59 |
|
| 13-54 |
To remove the limitation on the number of e-clubs in each district |
A |
295 |
220 |
|
| 13-55 |
To allow governors to add a geographical name to a district number |
R |
142 |
373 |
|
| 13-56 |
To provide for a council of past governors |
R |
Vote by show of Cards |
|
|
| 13-57 |
To revise the purpose of the district assembly |
R |
46 |
460 |
|
| 13-58 |
To change the term “district assembly” to “club leadership training seminar” |
AA |
288 |
226 |
|
| 13-59 |
To amend the provisions for selecting the site for a district assembly |
R |
71 |
450 |
|
| 13-60 |
To amend voting procedures at a district conference |
R |
53 |
461 |
|
| 13-61 |
To amend voting procedures at a district conference |
R |
42 |
473 |
|
| 13-62 |
To revise district conference voting procedures |
A |
317 |
177 |
|
| 13-63 |
To amend the provisions for proxy voting at a district conference |
R |
210 |
292 |
|
| 13-64 |
To add a fifth part to the Object of Rotary to include the involvement and development of youth |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-65 |
To add a fifth part to the Object of Rotary to include the development of service and leadership in youth |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-66 |
To add a fifth part to the Object of Rotary to include the preservation of the environment |
R |
76 |
442 |
|
| 13-67 |
To amend the fourth part of the Object of Rotary |
R |
91 |
430 |
|
| 13-68 |
To amend the Object of Rotary |
R |
38 |
480 |
|
| 13-69 |
To amend the fifth Avenue of Service |
A |
308 |
205 |
|
| 13-70 |
To create a permanent annual theme for RI |
R |
122 |
399 |
|
| 13-71 |
To fill a vacancy in the position of Trustee of The Rotary Foundation |
A |
Vote by show of Cards |
|
|
| 13-72 |
To revise the term of office for Foundation Trustees and extend the term of office for the chair to four years |
R |
30 |
486 |
|
| 13-73 |
To revise the term of office for Foundation Trustees |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-74 |
To revise the qualifications for Foundation Trustees |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-75 |
To revise the qualifications for the office of president |
R |
91 |
423 |
|
| 13-76 |
To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for president |
AA |
366 |
149 |
|
| 13-77 |
To amend the provisions for voting by ballot-by-mail for president |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-78 |
To revise the qualifications for the office of director and for membership on the nominating committee for director |
R |
250 |
259 |
|
| 13-79 |
To revise the voting procedures for the nominating committee for director |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-80 |
To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for director |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-81 |
To revise the qualifications for membership on the nominating committee for director |
AA |
252 |
247 |
|
| 13-82 |
To amend the provisions for selecting the director-nominee by nominating committee |
R |
220 |
281 |
|
| 13-83 |
To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors selected by nominating committee |
R |
117 |
384 |
|
| 13-84 |
To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors selected by nominating committee |
R |
175 |
323 |
|
| 13-85 |
To amend the provisions for challenging candidates for directors and governors selected by nominating committee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-86 |
To revise the duties of a governor |
A |
292 |
225 |
|
| 13-87 |
To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee |
R |
144 |
376 |
|
| 13-88 |
To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-89 |
To revise the qualifications for governor-nominee |
R |
190 |
312 |
|
| 13-90 |
To create the title of governor-designate |
AA |
306 |
197 |
|
| 13-91 |
To allow governors to authorize specific activities during the election process for governor-nominee |
R |
53 |
457 |
|
| 13-92 |
To provide that a club must be in existence for three years before submitting a suggestion for governor-nominee |
R |
41 |
476 |
|
| 13-93 |
To amend the ballot-by-mail specifications |
A |
448 |
64 |
|
| 13-94 |
To amend the ballot-by-mail specifications |
R |
20 |
479 |
|
| 13-95 |
To amend the provisions for election of a governor at a district conference |
A |
261 |
245 |
|
| 13-96 |
To provide that a club must be in existence for three years before proposing a challenging candidate for governor-nominee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-97 |
To amend the provisions regarding concurrences to challenges |
R |
75 |
432 |
|
| 13-98 |
To amend the provisions regarding concurrences to challenges |
AA |
332 |
154 |
|
| 13-99 |
To amend the provisions for concurring to a challenging candidate for governor-nominee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-100 |
To amend the provisions for vacancy in the office of governor |
AA |
306 |
209 |
|
| 13-101 |
To amend the provisions for repeated election complaints from a district |
A |
331 |
166 |
|
| 13-102 |
To amend the provisions regarding election complaints |
AA |
350 |
134 |
|
| 13-103 |
To increase the number of clubs that may participate in a pilot project from 200 to 1,000 clubs |
A |
447 |
69 |
|
| 13-104 |
To revise the provision for locality of an e-club |
A |
276 |
231 |
|
| 13-105 |
To provide for club autonomy |
R |
204 |
310 |
|
| 13-106 |
To amend the provisions for discipline for cause of a club |
AA |
426 |
90 |
|
| 13-107 |
To amend the provisions for merger of clubs |
R |
100 |
420 |
|
| 13-108 |
To revise the Board’s authority to change district boundaries |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-109 |
To revise the Board’s authority to change district boundaries |
A |
288 |
229 |
|
| 13-110 |
To revise the Board’s authority to change district boundaries |
R |
227 |
296 |
|
| 13-111 |
To establish procedures to assist new districts |
A |
323 |
191 |
|
| 13-112 |
To amend the terms of reference for the Operations Review Committee |
A |
469 |
47 |
|
| 13-113 |
To amend the terms of reference for the Strategic Planning Committee |
AA |
469 |
50 |
|
| 13-114 |
To amend the powers of the Board to include oversight of the RI Strategic Plan |
A |
319 |
199 |
|
| 13-115 |
To amend the terms of reference for the Audit Committee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-116 |
To change the name of the Rotaract and Interact Committee to the New Generations Committee |
R |
234 |
272 |
|
| 13-117 |
To provide for a standing committee of RI for World Peace |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-118 |
To change the name of the governing body of RIBI from general council to RIBI Board |
R |
288 |
215 |
|
| 13-119 |
To allow clubs not in the United States or Canada to decide if the Rotary magazine will be distributed as a print copy or through the Internet |
A |
410 |
95 |
|
| 13-120 |
To remove the travel reimbursement policy from the RI Bylaws |
A |
343 |
175 |
|
| 13-121 |
To revise the travel reimbursement policy |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-122 |
To revise the travel reimbursement policy |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-123 |
To revise the travel reimbursement policy |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-124 |
To revise the travel reimbursement policy |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-125 |
To revise the travel reimbursement policy |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-126 |
To increase per capita dues |
A |
Vote by show of Cards |
|
|
| 13-127 |
To provide that each club pays dues for a minimum of 15 members |
R |
133 |
385 |
|
| 13-128 |
To eliminate the minimum semiannual dues paid by each club |
A |
264 |
244 |
|
| 13-129 |
To reduce per capita dues for members under the age of 35 and over the age of 70 |
R |
92 |
423 |
|
| 13-130 |
To reduce or waive per capita dues in the event of natural disasters |
A |
348 |
156 |
|
| 13-131 |
To waive per capita dues for former Rotaractors for one year |
R |
176 |
330 |
|
| 13-132 |
To establish additional per capita dues for RI Conventions |
R |
132 |
374 |
|
| 13-133 |
To provide that the RI Board shall establish the dates for club reports and RI per capita dues |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-134 |
To revise the dues payable by RIBI and to eliminate the RIBI contribution to the unrestricted net assets of RI |
A |
378 |
120 |
|
| 13-200 |
To revise the target General Surplus Fund calculation |
A |
400 |
83 |
|
| 13-135 |
To provide for flexibility on when the International Assembly shall be held |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-136 |
To remove the provisions regarding regional conferences of RI |
A |
462 |
41 |
|
| 13-137 |
To hold the Council on Legislation in October, November or December and to revise the timetable for submitting proposed legislation |
R |
261 |
252 |
|
| 13-138 |
To revise district endorsement of club legislation and conference voting to include district resolutions meetings |
A |
Vote by show of Cards |
|
|
| 13-139 |
To provide for the Council on Legislation to meet every four years |
R |
251 |
264 |
|
| 13-140 |
To restrict legislation to enactments |
R |
105 |
383 |
|
| 13-141 |
To amend the definition of defective legislation |
A |
334 |
174 |
|
| 13-142 |
To eliminate amendments to legislation on the floor of the Council |
R |
171 |
332 |
|
| 13-143 |
To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation |
R |
66 |
446 |
|
| 13-144 |
To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation |
R |
122 |
388 |
|
| 13-145 |
To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to additional votes at the Council on Legislation |
R |
73 |
443 |
|
| 13-146 |
To provide that larger districts shall be entitled to two Council on Legislation representatives and no Rotarian shall attend more than two Councils as a representative |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-147 |
To revise the schedule for selecting Council representatives |
R |
154 |
356 |
|
| 13-148 |
To revise the procedure for nominating Council representatives |
R |
249 |
251 |
|
| 13-149 |
To revise the procedure for nominating Council representatives |
A |
335 |
172 |
|
| 13-150 |
To amend the provisions for electing a Council representative |
A |
329 |
180 |
|
| 13-151 |
To request the RI Board to consider integrating the public relations chair into the club and district boards |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-152 |
To request the RI Board to consider extending the responsibilities of the club public relations committee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-153 |
To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to introduce a new category of membership: associate membership |
A |
284 |
219 |
|
| 13-154 |
To request the RI Board to consider creating the status of Friends of Rotary |
R |
218 |
293 |
|
| 13-155 |
To request the RI Board to consider granting additional powers to the advisory council of past governors |
R |
205 |
307 |
|
| 13-156 |
To request the RI Board to consider promoting the importance of the Object of Rotary |
R |
194 |
319 |
|
| 13-157 |
To request the RI Board to consider encouraging the adoption of the second Object of Rotary as the guiding principle for vocational service |
A |
264 |
240 |
|
| 13-158 |
To request the RI Board to consider supporting a campaign to stop the practice of child slavery |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-159 |
To request the RI Board to consider supporting the prevention of sexual mutilation |
R |
248 |
268 |
|
| 13-160 |
To request the RI Board to consider making anti-personnel mines a priority |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-161 |
To request the RI Board to consider officially recognizing Rotex clubs |
R |
229 |
283 |
|
| 13-162 |
To request the RI Board to consider adopting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-163 |
To request the RI Board to consider adding professional communication to the key messages on Vocational Service in the Rotary Code of Policies |
R |
197 |
303 |
|
| 13-164 |
To request the RI Board to consider emphasizing Vocational Service |
R |
251 |
262 |
|
| 13-165 |
To request the RI Board to consider designating July as Rotary Friendship Month |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-166 |
To request the RI Board to consider adding peace and conflict resolution activities to the areas of International Service |
A |
397 |
109 |
|
| 13-167 |
To request the RI Board to consider establishing RI New Generations Service Day |
A |
254 |
251 |
|
| 13-168 |
To request the RI Board to consider designating the Rotary Leadership Institute as an RI affiliate or as a structured program of RI |
A |
332 |
181 |
|
| 13-169 |
To request the RI Board to consider recognizing EarlyAct clubs |
R |
238 |
265 |
|
| 13-170 |
To request the RI Board to consider adopting the name Kidsact for clubs for children between five and 11 years old |
R |
237 |
270 |
|
| 13-171 |
To request the RI Board to consider lowering the minimum age for membership in Interact from 12 to 11 |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-172 |
To request the RI Board to consider raising the Rotaract age limit to 35 |
R |
148 |
350 |
|
| 13-173 |
To request the RI Board to consider including Elderact as a structured program of RI |
R |
72 |
436 |
|
| 13-174 |
To request the RI Board to consider amending the Standard Interact Club Constitution to promote gender equality |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-175 |
To request the RI Board to consider limiting Youth Exchange participants to sons and daughters of Rotarians |
R |
59 |
443 |
|
| 13-176 |
To request the RI Board to consider lowering the Youth Exchange age limit to 17 |
R |
185 |
323 |
|
| 13-177 |
To request the RI Board to consider establishing the Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment as a structured program of RI |
R |
114 |
391 |
|
| 13-178 |
To request the RI Board to consider including Preserve Planet Earth as one of RI’s structured programs |
R |
202 |
310 |
|
| 13-179 |
To request the Trustees to consider amending the terms for Foundation grants to permit the purchase of land and buildings |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-180 |
To request the RI Board to consider adopting sustainable development as a goal |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-181 |
To request the Trustees to consider making children and grandchildren of Rotarians and their spouses eligible for Foundation awards programs |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-182 |
To request the Trustees to consider making grandchildren of Rotarians eligible for Foundation awards programs |
RB |
|
|
|
| 13-183 |
To request the Trustees to consider granting an exception to the eligibility guidelines for grants for families affected by disasters |
A |
313 |
184 |
|
| 13-184 |
To request the Trustees to consider revising the qualifications for Ambassadorial Scholarships |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-185 |
To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation that would increase per capita dues to fund public awareness of RI |
CW |
|
|
|
| 13-186 |
To request the RI Board to consider reducing per capita dues for Rotaractors and younger members |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-187 |
To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation that would permit the council of governors to appoint an interim governor when the current governor is incapacitated |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-188 |
To request the RI Board to consider implementing a pilot project extending the term of governor to two years |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-189 |
To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to revise the corporate governance structure |
R |
188 |
318 |
|
| 13-190 |
To request the RI Board to consider the formation and authorization of a U.S. Peace Corps Alliance Committee |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-191 |
To request the RI Board to consider replacing the annual presidential theme with the permanent theme of “Service Above Self” |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-192 |
To request the RI Board to consider designing and implementing an additional training program for club presidents-elect |
R |
122 |
384 |
|
| 13-193 |
To request the RI Board to consider initiating a business internship exchange program |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-194 |
To request the RI Board to consider creating a Rotary and Rotary Foundation Centennial Museum |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-195 |
To restructure the Council on Legislation and request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation implementing the new structure |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-196 |
To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to change the structure and operation of the Council |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-197 |
To request the RI Board to consider establishing a committee to recommend changes to the legislative process |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-198 |
To request the RI Board to consider initiating a study to examine the efficiency of the Council on Legislation |
W |
|
|
|
| 13-199 |
To request the RI Board to consider designing and implementing an additional training program for governors-nominee |
CW |
|
|
|