star1441 Posted May 3, 2015 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 at 09:09 PM This relates to an earlier post- some new info came in. An absentee ballot went out to the membership, per the bylaw requiring a vote "whether" to acceptapplicants to the society. instead of composing a ballot that asks the votes whether they vote YES or NO on each applicant,the officer in charge created a ballot with a YES box only. More than that: The ballot says, in bold: [this is the exact way it was printed:] Please indicate your approval by VOTING "YES" and in another page of the ballot: Please indicate your approval by checking "YES" next to each applicant's name below. [so much for not campaigning within so many feet of the polling place..]. Question: Was this ballot OK? Was it OK but not quite fair? Was it not OK/ invalid ? Was the officer/author in violation [of fiduciary duty? , ethics? , RONR?] Thanks Yoram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 3, 2015 at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 at 09:14 PM Haven't we pretty much opined in the other thread that the ballot was improper and that there should be a new "election"? http://robertsrules.forumflash.com/index.php?/topic/25259-ballot-form-offers-only-a-yes-option-officer-omitted-the-no-on-purpose/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 4, 2015 at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 at 01:31 PM This relates to an earlier post- some new info came in. An absentee ballot went out to the membership, per the bylaw requiring a vote "whether" to acceptapplicants to the society. instead of composing a ballot that asks the votes whether they vote YES or NO on each applicant,the officer in charge created a ballot with a YES box only. More than that: The ballot says, in bold: [this is the exact way it was printed:] Please indicate your approval by VOTING "YES" and in another page of the ballot: Please indicate your approval by checking "YES" next to each applicant's name below. [so much for not campaigning within so many feet of the polling place..]. Question: Was this ballot OK? Was it OK but not quite fair? Was it not OK/ invalid ? Was the officer/author in violation [of fiduciary duty? , ethics? , RONR?]I don't think this new information changes the previous answers on this subject at all. The only thing it may change is whether to discipline the person responsible, and as previously noted, that's a decision for the society to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 4, 2015 at 03:11 PM Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 at 03:11 PM This relates to an earlier post- some new info came in. An absentee ballot went out to the membership, per the bylaw requiring a vote "whether" to acceptapplicants to the society. instead of composing a ballot that asks the votes whether they vote YES or NO on each applicant,the officer in charge created a ballot with a YES box only. More than that: The ballot says, in bold: [this is the exact way it was printed:] Please indicate your approval by VOTING "YES" and in another page of the ballot: Please indicate your approval by checking "YES" next to each applicant's name below. [so much for not campaigning within so many feet of the polling place..]. Question: Was this ballot OK? Was it OK but not quite fair? Was it not OK/ invalid ? Was the officer/author in violation [of fiduciary duty? , ethics? , RONR?] Thanks YoramAsked and answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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