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Page 6 of 6 5. Amendment 5.1 Amendments to these By-Laws can be proposed by any AID-volunteer. Notices must be sent to all voting AID-Volunteers informing them of the date, time and locations of the various general body meetings or AID Special Meeting which they must attend to vote (No AID-volunteer can vote in more than one AID-Chapters' GBM) , at least 45 days in advance, and a copy of the exact wording of the proposed amendment(s) should be sent to all volunteers at least 30 days in advance. 5.2 Amendments to these By-Laws and any other documents such as "Articles of Association" shall require either: (a) Approval of the amendment by absolute majority vote (see Section 4.5) at GBMs of at least 51% of the AID-Chapters. All GBMs for this purpose should be held within 3 months of each other. Or (b) a 2/3rd majority of Directors voting in favour of the amendment followed by ratification by absolute majority of the amendment at an AID Special Meeting called by the Directors, where all AID-Volunteers are invited and at least 25 Voting-Volunteers are present. Directors moving the amendment should inform all other Directors of the date and time of the Directors' meeting and the exact wording of the amendment well in advance. 5.3 Amendment to the AID-Chapter By-Laws will require a 2/3rd majority at the GBM of that chapter and the approval of the Board of Directors at a Directors Meeting after the GBM. Notice to amend and the location and time of the GBM should be sent at least thirty days in advance and the exact wording of the amendment at least two weeks in advance to all voting volunteers of the respective chapter and the Board of Directors. 6. Impeachment A Director can be impeached provided a 30-day notice is given to all AID-Volunteers informing about the agenda, time and location of GBMs held to impeach him/her and there is an absolute majority in favor of the impeachment at GBMs of at least 51% of the AID-Chapters. Any officer of the Executive Committee of an AID-Chapter can be impeached provided a 30-day notice is given to all AID-Volunteers of that AID-Chapter informing about the agenda, time and location of the GBM held to impeach him/her and the impeachement is passed by a 2/3rd majority of the voting-volunteers present in the GBM. 
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