VI-A. Section 6.01 (B): ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS

EXISTING

At each annual meeting of the membership, four of the twelve directors shall be elected for the term of three years, to fill the positions of those directors those terms have expired. Nominations for these positions shall be taken from the floor, or in advance by petition of one Voting Member. Each Voting Member may cast four votes, designated them for four candidates or fewer. For example, a Voting Member may cast four votes for one candidate, or one vote for each of four candidates. The four candidates with the highest vote totals shall serve on the Board. Board positions vacated for reasons other than expiration of term, and filled temporarily by Board appointees, shall be filled in like manner.

PROPOSED

Prior to each annual meeting of the membership, four of the twelve directors shall be elected by mail-in ballot for the term of three years, to fill the positions of those directors whose terms have expired. Nominations for these positions shall be taken in advance by petition of one Voting Member. Each Voting Member may cast four votes, designated them for four candidates or fewer. For example, a Voting Member may cast four votes for one candidate, or one vote for each of four candidates. The four candidates with the highest vote totals shall serve on the Board. Board positions vacated for reasons other than expiration of term, and filled temporarily by Board appointees, shall be filled in like manner.

PROPOSED (strikeout of eliminated text/bolding of new text)

At Prior to each annual meeting of the membership, four of the twelve directors shall be elected by mail-in ballots for the term of three years, to fill the positions of those directors whose terms have expired. Nominations for these positions shall be taken from the floor, or in advance by petition of one Voting Member. Each Voting Member may cast four votes, designated them for four candidates or fewer. For example, a Voting Member may cast four votes for one candidate, or one vote for each of four candidates. The four candidates with the highest vote totals shall serve on the Board. Board positions vacated for reasons other than expiration of term, and filled temporarily by Board appointees, shall be filled in like manner.

EXPLANATION AND JUSTIFICATION

Director elections only by mail-in ballot, not Member meetings or proxies, will help protect the Cryonics Institute from take-over by a minority with bad intentions. Mail-in ballots are not proxies.