Frank, why do you have to spoil it all by applying logic and common sense?  :-) 

  Your point is a good one, and when we go over that section of the bylaws in our upcoming meetings, you should raise that.  Though it is possible that someone will "run" for secretary, it is more likely that this person will need to be choosen from among the steering committee. My only change to what you say above is that it should list all those positions and add "up to 5 at-large members" or whatever we want to call them, since I believe right now we have an upper limit of 10 steering committee members, and that would maintain that upper limit.

That was down my mental list of suggestions somewhere.

I wasn't counting at-large members of the steering committee as officers, but wanted something like "officers and at-large members of the steering committee will be elected ..."

Either one would do.

My idea wasn't to change what I think teh steering committee wants, but change teh language to make it explicit. 

Frank,

 I think this is a good comment: want to write up a formal "amendment" to clarify this so it can be proposed at the next meeting?

Melissa