Editing How-to: Change the statutes

You can find the current Version of the statutes in text Form in text Form [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md here]. The only version of the statutes that are legally binding are in German.

There's two ways to change the statutes:

# If the Finanzamt or Court demands it (See [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md#10-salvatorische-klausel § 10 Salvatorische Klausel])
# Via the general assembly (See [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md#7-mitgliederversammlung § 7 Mitgliederversammlung] and [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md#8-erg%C3%A4nzende-dokumente § 8 Ergänzende Dokumente])

If you want to change the statutes of pub.solar e.V. you'll need to follow the following steps:

# Create a new version of the text
# Propose changes to the text to the next general assembly
# Win enough votes from the assembly
# The Vorstand goes to the notary

== 1. Create a new version of the text ==
You can edit the text in the browser or locally via git. After you've made the changes, you'll have to propose them to be accepted by opening a merge request (or "pull request").

[https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal In the git repository], click on "Fork" on the top right of your screen, then confirm "Fork repository". This will create a copy of the pub.solar e.V. legal files in your own account.

You can then find the file '''satzung.md''', and open it. Click on the edit icon to open the browser-based editor.

Make your changes to the document.

To save, scroll down to the "Commit changes" section.

Give your change a title that the describes the change in short. In the description, explain why you want this change.

Select "Create a new branch for this commit and start a pull request".

Click "Commit changes".

You're going to be shown your changes when compared to the original. Review whether they're correct, and then in dropdown for "merge into:", select `pub-solar:main`.

Click "New pull request", and then "Create pull request".

Congratulations, you've successfully opened a pull request!

It's good to show a lot of people your proposal at this point to get some feedback.

== 2. Propose changes to the next general assembly ==
Contact the Vorstand and tell them you want to change the statutes at the next general assembly. They will have to put the item on the agenda in the invite.

== 3. Win enough votes at the assembly ==
For changes except in § 2, the normal voting rules for the general assembly apply. (See [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md#7-mitgliederversammlung § 7 Mitgliederversammlung])

By German law, for changes to [https://git.pub.solar/pub-solar/legal/src/branch/main/satzung.md#2-zweck-des-vereins § 2 Zweck des Vereins] every member of the association will be needed to give an okay. So you will need not just a consensus at the assembly, but also to track down every member that was not at the assembly and get their signed thumbs-up.

== 4. The Vorstand goes to the notary ==
The new vorstand will have to hand over the following:

# The text of the invitation to the general assembly
# The text of the protocol of the assembly
# If needed, the signed okays of all people that were not available at the assembly.
# The new text of the statutes

After some time, the notary will confirm that the changes have taken effect.