I have to agree with previous writers, the group needs time to absorb what the new bylaws are going to say before they are voted upon.  I belong to an active (over 3500 + calls/year) vollie Fire/Rescue/Ambulance Dept.  We have bylaw changes quite frequently.  We also have monthly meetings and, in the bylaws it is stated how to make these changes.  A member, any member, from probationary to lifetime support member, can make a change.  It must be written and signed off on be 3 officers.  Then the change gets its reading at a monthly meeting.  It is then posted to the wall and to the internal (members only) web site.  The next month it is read again and questions are answered.  The third month it is read and voted upon.
We need to do something similar, perhaps forgoing the three meeting thing, but keeping the ptimely posting so that members may read it.   

Oliver Renegade  Ed