No. The standard is assuring hat the two effectively meet the requirements of the organization.

The By-laws are a legal requirement described as follows in the Maryland Code:

§ 2-110. Contents and keeping of bylaws
(a) In general. -- The bylaws may contain any provisions not inconsistent with law or the charter of the corporation for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation.

The resolutions in the Book of Resolutions provide any needed provisions to effectively implement the governing documents (DR's and charter in addition to by-laws). M-06 is perhaps the most identifiable of such a resolution. The provisions of M-06 put detail to what is a general description of the election process contained in 5 short By-laws paragraphs: Section 5.03.

It is not a good practice, at least in my opinion, to focus on a single phrase, sentence or paragraph and identify a supposed weakness without considering the entire context of the action.

Why is the Election Committee responsible for any Resolution to the exclusion of the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee?

I am not going to copy resolution provisions that answer this question. You will have to do your own research.

B-01 paragraph 4.c provides for the assignment of resolution responsibility. Those assignments are on what is called the Governance Document Review. This document is attached to minutes of By-laws and Resolutions committee meetings posted on the Association website. The document has been brought to the attention of the Board and committee chairs on multiple occasions.

The Attachment to B-01 provides a procedure for amending resolutions. The role of By-laws and Resolutions is contained in paragraphs 4 and 5. See also 4.b of the resolution text.

Jim Trummel