I do not believe that it should be wrong to ask for changes anonymously but the timing was off.
Our PTO does not have anything on a time line for changes to the by-laws but Robert's Rules state that it should be discussed at one meeting and then voted on at the next scheduled meeting.

This is a hard call and depends on the situation. Because of the timing and the content, it sounds like this "motion" could have been more to cause trouble with the election. Changing the bylaws is a major process and if a person felt they needed to be changed, they should also be willing to stand up and address the issue in a forum. The president could have also presented a signed proposal without revealing the sender. An anonymous motion to purchase jump ropes for recess is another thing altogether! FYI, per our bylaws, in order to make a change in them, the said change has to be made available to the general membership 30 days prior to the vote. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Our current President recently received a written proposal to amend the by-laws. The letter that accompanied this proposal, requested that the proposal be presented to the members at the next meeting and voted on. This letter was not signed. The proposal was properly submitted according to the by-laws, which states amendments must be proposed in writting to the President at least 7 days prior to any given meeting date. Granted, the proposed amendment was to change the current PTO 2 Executive Board positions, which nominations had already been accepted for and the members would be voting on at that meeting. However, this proposal was not even considered by the President. She addressed the fact that this anonymous letter was received, and that she felt that it should not be even discussed due to the fact that it was not signed. The Principal and maybe 2 other members spoke in favor of her decision to ignore this proposal, solely on the fact that it was not signed. I disagreed, but was out numbered. My thinking is that issues, ideas, motions, and even amendments should all be made anonymously in order to perserve a more democratic vote. In the past I have seen several times that members have voted for or against a motion solely on the basis of who brought it to the table. I have heard things like "I'll vote for anything she wants, just to shut her up" or "I really didn't like her idea, but she one of my best friends and I felt obligated". The Principal responded to me, by saying that we are all adults and should come forth with our ideas, and the rest of us should respect these ideas as adults. I agree with this statement, but unfortunately, although we are all adults, many of us do not act like adults. I got nowhere, but I was curous about how others feld on this subject.