RESULTS OF THE 2008 ANNUAL MSHSAA ELECTION

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AMENDMENTS PASS                                                                                                                                                                 May,
2008

Following are the results of
the balloting on the amendments to the MSHSAA Constitution and By-Laws in the
2008 Annual MSHSAA Election.  Amendments to By-Laws require a simple
majority of those voting for passage, while amendments to the Constitution
require a 2/3 majority (314) for passage.
Proposals which passed will become effective July 1, 2008, with the exception of Proposal Number 20 which shall
become EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009.

PROPOSAL
NO. 1 - Article IV, Organization and Administration
- (PASSED) - 454 FOR,  14 AGAINST

Amends Article IV, Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the
MSHSAA Constitution by adding new wording that will insure a certified
activities director is seated on the MSHSAA Board of Directors, and to more
clearly structure this area.

PROPOSAL
NO. 2 -Article V, Finance -
(PASSED) -  414 FOR,  54 AGAINST

Amends the MSHSAA Constitution, Article V, Section 1 by deleting wording associated with the membership
fee.

PROPOSAL
NO. 3 - By-Law 107, Junior
High School Cooperative Sponsorships - (PASSED) -
221 FOR,  45 AGAINST

Amends
By-Law 107 by deleting the requirement that one or both of the two junior high
schools that desire to cooperatively sponsor a program be without the program
for the year preceding the cooperative sponsorship.

PROPOSAL
NO. 4 - By-Law 125,
Approval of Non-Faculty Coaches - (PASSED) -
321 FOR,   150 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 125, Approval of Non-Faculty Coaches,
to permit individuals who only meet the qualifications to serve as an assistant
coach (possessing at least 60 college hours and a substitute teacher’s
certificate) to be approved to serve as a head coach after being approved for two
years as an assistant coach.

PROPOSAL
NO. 5 - By-Law 212,
Citizenship Requirements - (PASSED) -  429 FOR,   36 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 212 to more clearly outline the
standards of citizenship, by adding wording and re-formatting the structure of
the by-law and to amend By-Law 830, Forfeits.

PROPOSAL
NO. 6 - By-Law 213,
Academic Requirements - (PASSED) -  194 FOR,   68 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 213 to allow students at the middle
school level to meet the Academic Requirements through a combination of MoVIP
curriculum and classes at the member school they desire to represent in
interscholastic activities.

PROPOSAL
NO. 7 - By-Law 231,
Amateur and Award Requirements - (PASSED) -
443 FOR,   28 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 231.2-c by increasing
the merchandise value limit to $100.

PROPOSAL
NO. 8 - By-Law 235,
Non-School Competition - (PASSED) -  296 FOR,   163 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 235 to allow for participation in two
non-school competitive events during the school sport season in golf and tennis
under certain conditions specified in the by-law.

PROPOSAL
NO. 9 - By-Law 238,
Residence and Transfer Requirements - (PASSED) -
441 FOR,   29 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 238.3-a-2 by adding wording that would
clarify that when a student is believed to have transferred due to athletic
reasons and/or undue influence, eligibility is denied, pending appeal.

PROPOSAL
NO. 10 - By-Law 238,
Residence and Transfer Requirements - (PASSED) -
447 FOR,   23 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 238 to provide for general regulations
applying to all transfer students stipulating that a transfer student must be
eligible in all respects at the school from which he or she is transferring to
be eligible at the school to which he or she is transferring.

PROPOSAL
NO. 11 - By-Law 306,
All-Star Contests - (PASSED) -  386 FOR,   85 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 306 to allow member schools to host All-Star contests
under certain conditions.

PROPOSAL
NO. 12 - By-Law 311,
Tournament, Meet, and Multiple-Game Event Sanction Regulations - (PASSED) -  299 FOR,   51 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 311.1-e-2 to increase the number of
regulation matches a volleyball team may participate in during tournament play
from five to six.

PROPOSAL
NO. 13 - By-Law 311,
Tournament, Meet, and Multiple-Game Event Sanction Regulations - (PASSED) -  173 FOR,   11 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 311.1-g by eliminating the limitation
on the number of teams participating in a wrestling tournament.

PROPOSAL
NO. 14 - By-Law 312,
District and State Tournaments - (FAILED) -
150 FOR,   186 AGAINST

Would have amended
MSHSAA By-Law 312 adding a new item “i” which would have provided
for an additional state tournament series for girls softball schools which
participate in the spring softball season.
The new season would have be implemented in the
spring of 2009.

PROPOSAL
NO. 15 - By-Law 325,
Assignment of Senior High School Sports to Seasons and Team Contest Limitations
- (PASSED) -  233 FOR,   22 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 325 to increase the allowable number of
regular season cross country meets from nine to ten.

PROPOSAL
NO. 16 - By-Law 327,
Special Sports Seasons - (PASSED) -  20 FOR,   1 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 327.0-c-2 to replace the option of 16
games and two tournaments in water polo with an option of ten games and five
tournaments.

PROPOSAL
NO. 17 - By-Law 360,
Soccer Regulations - (PASSED) -  156 FOR,   11 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 361 to increase the total allowable
halves in which a player may participate in soccer from two to three times the
number of games played by the higher team on which he/she plays.

PROPOSAL
NO. 18 - By-Law 370,
Volleyball Regulations - (PASSED) -  227 FOR,   71 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 371, Volleyball
Player Limitations, to increase the daily player limitations only for schools
utilizing the three-out-of-five game match format.

PROPOSAL
NO. 19 - By-Law 380,
Wrestling Regulations - (PASSED) -  175 FOR,   8 AGAINST

Amends
By-Law 381 by adding a new section to define wrestling tournaments and
non-tournament events.

PROPOSAL
NO. 20 - By-Law 430, Music
Directors Required to Attend Rules Meetings - (PASSED) -
329 FOR,  92 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 430 to require music directors to
attend a music rules meeting each year.

PROPOSAL
NO. 21 - By-Law 920,
Investigative Committee Membership - (PASSED) -
417 FOR,   44 AGAINST

Amends By-Law 920, Investigative Committee
Membership, to allow for the contracted assistance of up to two additional
individuals with experience in investigations when such committees are needed
to conduct an investigation of undue influence.