Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tl00043)

Hi

It sounds very familiar.

It would be very interesting to see what the IL Courts have to say. I hope
they don't consider the membership list as a sacred one nor a secret one.

Please post any follow-up on the litigation.

In regard to the non profit organizations in IL, the statutes are clear in
that any member in good standing has access to it. 

mkr
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At 11:48 PM 11/4/97 -0500, Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:
>I found this in the Chicago Tribune.
>
>It sounds vaguely like something we all know about.
>
>Chuck the Heretic
>
>Date: Tuesday, November 4, 1997   
>Source: Eric Zorn.   
>Section: METRO CHICAGO   
>Parts: 1   
>Copyright Chicago Tribune
>
>CLAMPING DOWN ON DISSENT WAS GROUP'S 1ST ERROR   
>
>   Reduced to a number, the answer to the question, "What's ailing the
>Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO)?"
>is 2.005.
>   That's the designation of a bylaw adopted in February by the board of the
>53-year-old good-government organization.
>   On its face, Bylaw 2.005 is ordinary enough. It restricts access to the
>IVI-IPO membership list to those doing authorized work on behalf of the
>organization.
>   Many, if not most, interest groups are protective of their membership
>lists, for obvious reasons. But what makes Bylaw 2.005 a big deal here--and
>the first issue raised in a 33-page civil complaint pending in Cook County
>Circuit Court filed by former leaders of IVI-IPO against the current
>leaders--is that it is irreconcilable with a key provision of the
>organization's constitution, Article 3 Section 7a.