Do you approve of the following addition to section 4.05 of the MSA bylaws? Amendment is bolded below.
4.05 Term of Office:
The President shall serve a term of one year. The Past President shall serve as a Voting Trustee for a term of one year.
The Co-editor or Co-editors of Modernism/modernity shall normally serve a term of four years (renewable by vote of the Executive Committee, who, when there are multiple Co-editors, may also vary the length of appointments in order to achieve staggered terms). The Program Chair shall serve a term of three years, the first year of which shall be an apprenticeship year under the outgoing Program Chair. For the first year of the term the incoming Program Chair shall have the title Vice Program Chair, and will become the Program Chair in their second year of service. The Technology and Infrastructure Chair shall serve a term of three years (renewable by vote of the Executive Committee). The Contingent Faculty Representative and Graduate Student Representative shall serve terms of two years. Trustees who chair Subcommittees shall serve terms of three years.
Term of office normally begins on the final day of the annual conference, which is usually held in the fall; however, if in any year the final day of the conference precedes August 1, term of office shall begin on October 1.
A "Yes" vote approves this Amendment. A "No" vote does not approve this Amendment.