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Council
on Legislation
The Council on Legislation, Rotary's "parliament,' meets every three years to deliberate and act upon all proposed enactments and resolutions submitted by clubs, district conferences, the General Council or the Conference of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, or the Rotary International Board. The council itself also makes proposals.
The council is composed of more than 500 representatives from every part of the Rotary world. Voting members include one elected representative of the clubs of each Rotary district. Non-voting members include the chairman and vice chairman of the council, and others, including the RI president and members of the RI Board and past RI presidents.
The council first convened in 1934 as an integral part of that year's international convention in Detroit, Michigan, USA. In 1970, it was constituted as the legislative body of RI, no longer to function just in an advisory capacity. Actions of the council are subject to review by all Rotary clubs prior to being incorporated into the Manual of Procedure.
The next Council on Legislation is scheduled to take place on
22-28 April 2007 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Learn
more about this important meeting.
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