>>>I am a member of one Chapter that has dues of $5 per year, Slabfree. Other than that Chapter, I'm not aware of any other Chapter who's dues are that inexpensive.

Bob, you are mistaken. Slabfree Chapter dues are $5 - LIFETIME.

Also, as a member of the Upstate New York Chapter - until the chapter up and moved to Ohio I paid no Chapter dues.

>>>Given that the general election didn't adopt the amendment, I wouldn't expect the new board to make such a move. There was no mandate in the amendment voting results to do so.

59% is pretty significant, There was no mandate when the Board abandoned the old rule. Certainly the New Board should take into consideration the clear majority of those who felt the issue was important enough to vote on.

>>>The amendment should have spoken for itself! If people didn't vote for it, they didn't want it enacted.

Since the people never voted for the abandonment of the old rule they must not have wanted to abandon the old rule.