All ballot questions passed. A brief description of each ballot question and the proportion of votes cast in favor of each follows:

• The proposal to create a Register of Professional Archaeologists (ROPA)--75%

Changes in the bylaws of the SAA:

• Change name of the society's governing body to Board of Directors--95%

• Incorporate a 10th objective on ethics into the purposes of the society--96%

• Expand the definiton of associate member to specifically include educators--91%

• Change grace period for late payment of dues from 60 to 30 days--64%

• Remove the requirement that the editor of American Antiquity serve ex-officio on the Board of Directors--92%

• Delete the paragraph that set up the original board member rotation--94%

• Clarify the definition of quorum for the Board of Directors meetings--97%

• Provide for the board to use electronic media to vote on routine issues between regular board meetings--95%

• Remove the requirement that candidates for president-elect must have served previously on the Board of Directors--93%

• Change definition of quorum for the annual business meeting--94%

• Eliminate the "ad hoc" category for SAA committees--95%

• Allow the president to appoint committee members (but not chairs) without board approval--90%

• Generalize the language about the schedule for committee reports--96%

• Change the term for the chair of the Presidents Advisory Board--98%

• Delete articles XIV-XV as being no longer needed or redundant with other provisions--96%.

Lynne Sebastian is state historic preservation officer of New Mexico and is the secretary of SAA.