Protests
The Silver League President shall establish a protest committee upon receipt of a written protest and accompanying fee. The protest committee will review all the facts, interview participants including the umpire related to the protest. After the committee has completed their review, they will provide a written recommendation to the Board within seven {7} days of being notified by the President. The Board will review, approve and make a final decision on the protest and notify all parties. The Board will retain the right to amend the committee’s recommendations. If the protest is upheld, the $20 fee will be returned, and the game will be played from the point of the protest.
Rule Changes
All proposed rule changes must be submitted to the board no later than October 1st. The Rules Committee will meet, review the submitted changes, and present those found to be acceptable to the board no later than the January board meeting. Each change will be either accepted as is, altered for clarity or purpose, or rejected by a majority vote of the board. Any rules adopted will be presented at the annual general meeting.
The Rules Committee will consist of a chairman appointed by the league president, one AM and one PM representative from the board, one other Board member, and one player in good standing, from each division of the previous season that is not a current Board member. The umpire-in-chief will be a non-voting advisory member of the committee. The committee chairman will only vote in the case of a tie.