diff --git a/en/internal/Makefile b/en/internal/Makefile
index de2501fc14..f9e70448b3 100644
--- a/en/internal/Makefile
+++ b/en/internal/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $FreeBSD: www/en/internal/Makefile,v 1.24 2001/01/18 08:46:24 kris Exp $
+# $FreeBSD: www/en/internal/Makefile,v 1.25 2001/04/27 09:15:00 wosch Exp $
.if exists(../Makefile.conf)
.include "../Makefile.conf"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DOCS+= machines.sgml
DOCS+= mirror.sgml
DOCS+= statistic.sgml
DOCS+= developer.sgml
+DOCS+= bylaws.sgml
INDEXLINK= internal.html
diff --git a/en/internal/bylaws.sgml b/en/internal/bylaws.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f582b9622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en/internal/bylaws.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+
+
+
+ %includes;
+]>
+
+
+&header;
+
+ These bylaws were approved by a vote of active committers on
+ August 28, 2000.
+
+
+ - Active committers have made a commit to the tree in the last 12
+ months.
+
+ - Core consists of 9 elected active committers.
+
+ - Core elections are held every 2 years, first time September 2000.
+
+ - Core members and committers may be ejected by a 2/3 vote of core.
+
+ - If the size of core falls below 7, an early election is held.
+
+ - A petition of 1/3 of active committers can trigger an early
+ election.
+
+ - All elections will be run as follows:
+
+
+ - Core appoints and announces someone to run the election.
+
+ - 1 week to tally active committers wishing to run for core.
+
+ - 4 weeks for the actual vote
+
+ - 1 week to tally and post the results.
+
+ - Each active committer may vote once in support of up to nine
+ nominees.
+
+ - New core team becomes effective 1 week after the results are
+ posted.
+
+ - Voting ties decided by unambiguously elected new core
+ members.
+
+
+
+ - These rules can be changed by a 2/3 majority of committers if at
+ least 50% of active committers cast their vote.
+
+
+ The last core election was held in September of 2000. The next core
+ election will be held in September of 2002.
+
+ Resources for FreeBSD Committers Home
+ &footer;
+
+
+