Member ballot coming this month; members comment on bylaw proposals.

Proposed amendments to the bylaws have been endorsed by the AICPA's governing Council and board of directors, and both those governing bodies urge members to approve the proposals (The CPA Letter, July). The proposals are described in detail in the booklet that accompanies the ballot, which is being mailed to members this month. The booklet also sets out the text of each proposed amendment.

For proposed bylaw amendments to pass, they must be approved by at least two-thirds of those members voting. Ballots will be counted by an independent tabulator, IVS Associates. Ballots must be returned by mail to IVS and must be received by IVS during the 60-day voting period, which is prescribed in the bylaws. Members who have not received their ballot packet by Sept. 24 should call 888/637-3277 for a replacement. Additional information on the ballot will appear in future editions of The CPA Letter and on www.aicpa.org.

In the July CPA Letter, members were invited to express their views on the proposed bylaw amendments. By the July 31 comment deadline, comments had been received from three members. Two were in favor of all the proposals and one expressed disagreement with one of the proposals, which is discussed below. One of the comments, which expressed support for all 11 of the proposals, urged members to vote yes on the bylaw changes. The other member who commented on all of the proposals stated that it is important that any professional...