Charter: Establish an ad-hoc Bylaws Committee charged to draft revisions to the Lonestar Mensa bylaws for approval of the American Mensa Committee and the LSM membership, considering ideas from the membership, the latest American Mensa Bylaws, and Robert's Rules of Order and appoint Don Chair. The committee will report their progress to the ExComm monthly and to the Membership through the Armadillo Literary Gazette as appropriate. A quorum is three members including ex officio. [Approved by the LSM ExComm 2007 November 15. Quorum amended by the LSM ExComm, 2008 May 7.)

Participants: all Lonestar Mensa members are invited to participate in the process either in person at the meetings, via direct input to the committee members, via email to any of the committee members or via a forum we have requested the US Mensa National Office set up for this purpose.

Members: These LSM members have volunteered to serve on the committee:

• John Neemidge, neemidge@usa.net, provides long time experience in establishing Lonestar Mensa, being its LocSec, and living through it's various bylaws. He knows what has worked and what hasn't.
  
  
• Lu Russell, luruss@austin.rr.com, brings a great deal of experience with bylaws and the credentials of a Professional Registered Parliamentarian to the committee.
  
  
• Helen Siders, xlartemis@gmail.com, provides detail experience from her past computer programming work and recent experience meeting in getting our publications through the printers and postal service on time. She brings first hand knowledge of what is needed where the rubber meets the road.
  
  
• Steve Skelton, steve_skelton2000@yahoo.com, provides experience in Web and computer communications. He brings a knowledge of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Data Base design that be needed to secure votes and prevent multiple voting entries. He will keep us straight as we discuss the possibilities of electronic voting.
  
  
• Ron Edelstein, aduana@mindspring.com, as LSM President, serves as an ex-officio committee member. He provides years of experience in the Navy and senior company leadership in addition to serving on the ExComms of other Mensa organizations. He brings knowledge of how rules should be written to allow folks to get things done. He will participate in our discussions as needed and review our work as it progresses.
  
  
• Don Drumtra, drumtra@aol.com, facilitator and chairman, brings years as a civil servant in the Department of Defense challenging the status quo, leading committees, and simplifying bureaucratic rules. He brings knowledge of how things worked in some professional and some not so professional organizations.