Well, they are
proposed changes, so this mailing is their way of discussing it with the membership. Don't like them? Vote no. That's what I did. I understand what you mean, though, that they could have had the proposal discussed before presenting it for vote. And I wish they would have.
There must be some way to get a new copy of the ballot sent to those who haven't received it. I've run into several people who have not received theirs. Have you written
board@dragonfest.org and asked what you can do about this? I hope they have some contingency plan for this kind of problem.
Anyway, I do so wish they'd done a line-item vote. There are some good things in there, but way too many things that are scary and wrong. I am in no way saying the current board has any plans or designs to cause problems, but the fact is that every year, we get a new board member, and the way they have worded the proposal, it could be easily taken advantage of by unscrupulous people. In addition, as others have mentioned, we must avoid the
appearance of wrongdoing, and the proposal for new bylaws leaves way too many openings for such appearances.