Amendment management for associations
Revising your bylaws or internal rules at a general assembly means starting from a clear text, collecting readable amendment proposals, and reaching the vote with a consolidated version. Amendly holds that thread from first draft to final text.
The spreadsheet and the inbox stop keeping up
In most associations, an amendment is proposed by email and copied by hand into a Word table. Every member works from a different version, proposals get lost in reply chains, and no one is sure which draft is current.
The night before the assembly, the secretariat spends hours assembling everything, with no clear record of who proposed what or why an amendment was kept or dropped. On the day, members vote on a document few have read in its final form.
How it works
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Publish the reference text
Import your existing bylaws from Word or write them directly. This is the shared base every member sees.
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Collect amendments
Each member proposes changes article by article, with a reason. A contribution link even lets guests propose without an account.
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React and discuss
Members support or object to each amendment and leave comments in one place, not across ten separate emails.
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Consolidate
You accept or reject each amendment; the consolidated version updates automatically, with a change-by-change record per article.
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Export for the assembly
Produce a clean PDF or Word text, ready to present and vote on, with the full decision history.
What you gain
One current text
No more parallel versions: everyone sees the same document and the same amendment status.
A full audit trail
Who proposed what, who supported it, what was kept: all preserved, handy for the minutes.
Less work for the secretariat
Consolidation happens as you go, not in an all-nighter before the assembly.
Frequently asked questions
Do contributors need an account to propose an amendment?
No. You can share a secure contribution link with members or guests, who propose amendments without creating an account.
Can we import our existing bylaws?
Yes. Import a Word (.docx) file or write the text directly in Amendly.
Does Amendly also run the vote at the assembly?
Amendly focuses on preparing and consolidating the text, before and during the assembly. It complements voting tools rather than replacing them: you reach the vote with a clean text and a clear history.
Ready to prepare your next assembly?
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