Section 13.1 Amendments to these Bylaws. Subject to the provision that no amendment to these Bylaws may limit the rights of a Member to resign from Membership and subject to approval by the PUCT, these Bylaws may be amended, altered, or repealed by the voting Segments through the following procedure: Any Corporate Member suggesting amendments to these Bylaws must submit a proposal of the amendment, including any necessary supporting documents, to the CEO. The CEO shall place the proposal on the agenda for a Board meeting in the time and manner prescribed by the Board. If the proposal is approved by an act of the Board as set forth in Section 4.7, the Board shall place the proposal on the agenda of the next Annual Meeting of the Corporate Members unless the Board in its discretion calls a Special Meeting of the Corporate Members to vote on the proposal or determines to seek Membership approval without a meeting as provided in Section 3.7(g). Corporate Members must vote to enact the Board-approved amendment by the following voting procedure: For the purposes of voting on Bylaws, each Segment shall have one whole vote. Except for the Consumer Segment, an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Corporate Members of a Segment present constitutes an affirmative vote by that Segment. For purposes of voting on Bylaws amendments, the Consumer Segment shall be subdivided into the following Consumer subgroups: Residential Consumers; Commercial Consumers; and Industrial Consumers. An affirmative vote of the majority of the Corporate Members within a Consumer subgroup shall constitute an affirmative vote of that subgroup. An affirmative vote of at least two of the three Consumer subgroups shall constitute an affirmative vote of the Consumer Segment. An affirmative vote by at least four of the seven Segments shall be necessary to amend these Bylaws.
Section 13.1 Amendments to these Bylaws. Subject to the provision that no amendment to these Bylaws may limit the rights of a Member to resign from Membership and subject to approval by the PUCT, these Bylaws may be amended, altered, or repealed by the voting Segments through the following procedure: Any Corporate Member suggesting amendments to these Bylaws must submit a proposal of the amendment, including any necessary supporting documents, to the CEO. The CEO shall place the proposal on the agenda for a Board meeting in the time and manner prescribed by the Board. If the proposal is approved by an act of the Board as set forth in Section 4.7, the Board shall place the proposal on the agenda of the next Annual Meeting of the Corporate Members unless the Board in its discretion calls a Special Meeting of the Corporate Members to vote on the proposal or determines to seek Membership approval without a meeting as provided in Section 3.7(g). Corporate Members must vote to enact the Board-approved amendment by the following voting procedure: For the purposes of voting on Bylaws, each Segment shall have one whole vote. Except for the Consumer Segment, an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the Corporate Members of a Segment present constitutes an affirmative vote by that Segment. For purposes of voting on Bylaws amendments, the Consumer Segment shall be subdivided into the following Consumer subgroups: Residential Consumers; Commercial Consumers; and Industrial Consumers. An affirmative vote of the majority of the Corporate Members within a Consumer subgroup shall constitute an affirmative vote of that subgroup. An affirmative vote of at least two of the three Consumer subgroups shall constitute an affirmative vote of the Consumer Segment. An affirmative vote by at least four of the seven Segments shall be necessary to amend these Bylaws.