AMENDED BYLAWS

Approved April 14, 2007

ARTICLE I. NAME

The Name of the organization shall be: “The Democracy Defense League.”

ARTICLE II. PURPOSE

The purpose of The Democracy Defense League is the elimination of voter fraud through legal means.

To this end, DDL efforts will include:

(1) vigorously encouraging the appropriate legal authorities to investigate and prosecute voting

related crimes;

(2) working with the appropriate legislative representatives for the enhancement of all voting

related crimes to the status of “Class-A” felony;

(3) promoting changes and additions to voting related laws, rules and regulations for the purposeof making voter fraud crimes more difficult to commit and easier to detect and prosecute; and

(4) promoting public awareness of the consequences that voter fraud imposes upon communities and all levels of government, as well as upon Democracy itself.

ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to any U.S. Citizen who is a legal resident and registered voter in Alabama.

Membership is closed to any persons who have been convicted of a felony crime anywhere in the United States.

The DDL is a non-partisan organization.

The DDL shall impose no membership dues.

The DDL maintains the right to deny membership to any membership applicant.

Individual membership may be revoked by a 2/3 majority vote of the League Board.

The DDL authorizes the establishment of a Non-Alabama residency membership to be categorized as a Non-Voting Chapter, which will be called “The Advocates and Sponsors Chapter.” The purpose of this Chapter is to organize individuals who are Non-Alabama residents that are interested in and sympathetic to the mission of the DDL.

DDL members may only vote if selected or elected to serve on any standing committee.

Committee members may only vote on matters involving their respective committee.

Any member shall have the privilege of requesting placement of any item of relative interest on the agenda of the appropriate committee or of the DDL Board for the purpose of discussion and/or resolution. Placing an agenda item with a standing committee requires the approval of the committee chair and vice-chair or a majority vote within the committee.

Placement of an item on the DDL Board agenda requires approval of one co-chair or majority of vote within the DDL Board.

ARTICLE III. Officers (Democracy Defense League Board)

The DDL Executive Board shall consist of the League co-chairs and the secretary/treasurer.

The DDL Board shall consist of the Executive Board, the chairperson of each standing committee and the members of the Steering Committee. Immediate past League chair/co-chairs will be ex-officio members of the Board.

The Executive Board shall be nominated and elected by the DDL Board members. The first election shall occur at such time as the DDL Board determines to expand League activities outside the area commonly known as the Blackbelt. From that time forward, each committee shall elect a chairperson annually, and the Board shall then elect the Executive Board annually. The Executive Board was elected March 10, 2007.

ARTICLE V. MEETINGS

Committee meetings shall occur at the discretion of the committee chair or by majority vote of the committee members, or by direction of one Board co-chair. DDL Board meetings shall occur at the direction of one co-chair or by majority vote of the DDL Board.

Each standing committee chair shall have one vote on the DDL Board. Each Executive Board member and Steering Committee member shall also have one vote.

Board meetings agenda items must have the approval of one co-chair or majority vote of Board members, and must have approval no later than five (5) business (Monday-Friday) days prior to a scheduled meeting. Emergency Board meetings may be called at the discretion of one co-chair and the five-day agenda notification requirement/agenda approval requirement is waived for this purpose only.

In the absence of a committee chair (DDL Board member), the committee vice-chair will replace him/her for the purpose, and with voting privileges, for any DDL Board meeting.

In the absence of a committee chair for a committee meeting, the vice-chair shall convene such meetings.

The veto of any agenda item may be done by one Board co-chair or by vote of the Board. A veto by a Board co-chair may be overridden by a 2/3 Board vote.

If both co-chairs veto any item, the Board may override said veto with a unanimous vote.

ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES

Committees shall be established at the discretion of the DDL Executive Board. Each committee will select a committee chair, a vice-chair and a recorder. The committee chair will serve as a DDL Board member having one vote. In the absence of a committee chair at a DDL Board meeting, the committee vice-chair will substitute for the chair.

Standing committees shall meet at the direction of the committee chair and/or one DDL co-chair and/or by majority vote of the committee.

In the event a committee chair or DDL Executive Board member has two (2) consecutive unexcused absences at either a committee or Board meeting, said member’s absences shall be placed on the next DDL Board meeting agenda for replacement consideration.

STANDING COMMITTEES shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:

1. Membership Committee

Responsibilities include:

a. Organizing the recruitment of members, both within the county and in other counties.

b. Encouraging all members to recruit new membership.

c. Setting goals within the committee.

d. Reporting to the Board by county any/all additional members. New membership applications will be sent to the Board secretary. The secretary will send to the appropriate persons.

2. Legislative Committee

Responsibilities include:

a. Writing and promoting passage of any legislation meeting the criteria of the DDL Mission Statement.

b. Becoming knowledgeable of the DDL Board’s current proposed legislation.

c. Contacting membership of the Constitution and Election (House

and Senate) with a cover letter and the DDL proposed legislation.

d. Following-up initial contacts with telephone calls.

e. Staying informed of current legislation pertaining to/addressing Honest Elections and reporting to the Board.

3. Fund Raising Committee

A. General Public Participation Chairman

Responsibilities include:

a. Organizing fund raising activities for the general public’s participation.

b. Collecting the money from said activities.

c. Depositing all monies into the DDL account at a local bank in Greensboro, Alabama.

d. Informing the Secretary/Treasurer on a weekly basis of all deposits and sending the receipts of deposits to the Secretary/Treasurer.

B. Private Individual and Business Donations Chairman

Responsibilities include:

a. Soliciting/securing monetary donations from individual and business establishments.

b. Disclosing information concerning collections will only be to the Executive Board.

c. Submitting collected monies to the Secretary/Treasurer in a timely manner.

4. Telephone Committee

Responsibilities include:

a. Providing communication with the general membership as authorized by one co-chair.

b. Communicating outside the county as needed and directed.

c. Encouraging each new Chapter to select a contact person for the purpose of their Chapter communication with League chapter.

d. Assisting with mass communication as needed, i.e. newsletter, mail-outs, etc.

5. Media Relations Person

Responsibilities include:

a. Establishing and maintaining a positive working relationship with all media.

b. Distributing any/all authorized press releases.

c. Coordinating editorial distribution as submitted by League membership.

d. Submitting to a League co-chair for approval any editorial submitted as

reflective of the DDL as an organization.

e. Forwarding approved editorials to the appropriate publications.

f. Establishing contacts with all media Newspapers, T.V., Radio, etc. and responding appropriately.

g. Soliciting speaking engagements for DDL presenters/speakers.

h. Scheduling and securing speakers (from approved/identified pool) of DDL.

i. Maintaining an organized record of publications, speaking engagements,

and/or other publicity pertaining to DDL.

j. Keeping co-chairs informed of all media activity in a timely manner.

k. Submitting to appropriate entity all advertisement of DDL.

l. Copying and filing all non-published editorials.

m. Reminding members that any editorial expressing a personal view must contain a disclaimer, i.e. “I am a member of DDL, however, this is my personal comment.”

ARTICLE VII. SOURCE OF FUNDS

Source of funds shall be by individual, group or business donations and by organized activities conducted by the Fund Raising Committee.All funds shall be deposited into the DDL account at a bank in Greensboro, Alabama.

ARTICLE VIII. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

Spending of any DDL funds must be in accordance with the following:

a. Expenditures up to $1500.00 with approval of the Executive Board

b. Expenditures of over $1500.00 must have the approval of the DDL Board

c. Each check written against the DDL account must bear the signatures of the Secretary/Treasurer and one Co-Chair.

ARTICLE IX. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Roberts Rules of Order (Revised) shall be used in the general DDL Board meetings.

A Parliamentarian shall be appointed by the Executive Board of the DDL.

ARTICLE X. STEERING COMMITTEE

A Steering Committee shall serve at the discretion of the League Co-Chairs and shall be appointed by said Chairs. This committee shall consist of one Chairperson (who will be appointed by both LeagueCo-Chairs) and other such appointed members. Each member of the Steering Committee shall have one (1) vote on all DDL Board matters.

ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Amendment of DDL Bylaws must occur during a DDL Board meeting.

Approval must be made by a 2/3 vote of the DDL Board.

Any DDL Chapter may be dissolved by a 2/3 majority vote of the League Board.

Upon attainment of a minimum membership total of two hundred (200) members, a DDL Chapter may be formed in any Alabama County at the discretion of the DDL Executive Board. County Chapters shall adopt the DDL Bylaws and shall comply with any and all directives established by the League Board.

Any elected or appointed County Chapter Board member shall be dismissed from their Chapter Board position by simple majority vote of the League Board.

County Chapter Board members shall be elected by same county membership and the County Chapter Chairman shall be given one (1) authorized vote on the League Board. County Chapter Officers and Committees shall follow the same organizational pattern as the League Organization. The Secretary of a County Chapter shall provide pertinent information to the Secretary of the League Chapter in a timely manner, preferably immediately following each Board meeting of said Chapter.

ARTICLE XII. DISSOLUTION

Motion to dissolve the DDL must be made by one co-chair and seconded either by one co-chair or the secretary/treasurer. Dissolution requires a 2/3 vote of the DDL Board. At the time of dissolution, all DDL assets, including money, equipment, supplies, etc., shall be donated to a legally recognized charity as identified and approved by the DDL Board by a majority vote. This action shall occur after all DDL outstanding debts have been paid in full.

ARTICLE XIII. QUORUM

Committee Meeting quorum shall consist of committee chair or vice-chair and at least 1/3 of the committee membership.

Democracy Defense League Board meeting quorum shall consist of one co-chair and 1/3 of the Board membership.