can sub-HOA make amendments to CCR's that conflict with Master HOA?

General question here.

Our Master HOA says that Annual Meeting must be in April or May.
Our Master HOA says that the "Local Associations" "should" be held 10 to 60 days before the Master HOA's annual meeting.

It seems our local Association has amended their CCR's to change their annual meeting to August.

Any thoughts on this?

I'm sorry, I got my notes mixed up. I *should* have copy/pasted directly.

so the Master CCR's say "SHALL", not should.
So, can the Local Association change their own CCR's to move the meeting to the Fall, well after the Master Association?

Annual Meetings of Local Association.
There shall be an annual
meeting of the Members of each Local Association at least ten (10) days but no more
than sixty (60) days before every annual meeting of the Master Association. ...
Written notice of the time, place
and purpose of each annual meeting shall be sent to each Member of the Local
Association, and any person in possession of a Building Lot in the appropriate Tract,
no fewer than ten (10) days and no more than thirty (30) days before the meeting as
provided in the Local Association’s Bylaws or Articles.

i think the answer is obvious, but it seems theirs no shortage of incompetency and incorrect behavior around these parts.

You're right about the incompetency. Think of the master association as "Big Brother", and you must follow what he does.