CHANGES 
III Composition 
B. Change "five" to "seven": NYSARC will consist of seven 
members appointed by the President of the Federation with considera¬ 
tion of geographical representation though not rigidly so. 
VI. Procedures 
D. Evaluation of reports 
3. Change the wording to the following: A report 
becomes a "record" if all NYSARC members, or all but one 
NYSARC member, accept it. If five or more members for what¬ 
ever reasons do not accept the report, it is then rejected. If the 
report receives two, three, or four votes only to reject, then the 
report will be recirculated within four months to all members, 
along with all comments made on its first review. A second 
vote will then be taken, and the report will be accepted if all 
members or all but one accept it. If a majority of the members 
do not accept the report, it is rejected. If the report receives 
only two or three votes to reject, it then will be recirculated for a 
third time along with all comments made on the second review. 
If the report again fails to be accepted by all NYSARC members 
or all but one, the report is rejected. 
We recommend no change to part 8: 
8. No species may be added to the New York State 
checklist without the unanimous approval of the NYSARC. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Kevin J. McGowan 
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