Guest LJ Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:03 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:03 AM Is it ok for a proxy to still be present when the person she is supposed to represent is also at the meeting? Can anybody give me the rules for this. The proxy has been attending the board meetings for some time now. Now, the original member she is representing has started joining the meetings but the proxy is also present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:08 AM Is it ok for a proxy to still be present when the person she is supposed to represent is also at the meeting? Can anybody give me the rules for this. The proxy has been attending the board meetings for some time now. Now, the original member she is representing has started joining the meetings but the proxy is also present.RONR does not support the use of proxies.See FAQ #10.But a proxy is not a person (it's a power of attorney) so a proxy can't attend a meeting. And only members have a right to attend meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:24 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 02:24 AM But a proxy is not a person (it's a power of attorney) so a proxy can't attend a meeting. See p. 414, l. 16-17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:41 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:41 AM Is it ok for a proxy to still be present when the person she is supposed to represent is also at the meeting? Can anybody give me the rules for this. The proxy has been attending the board meetings for some time now. Now, the original member she is representing has started joining the meetings but the proxy is also present.If the original member is also attending the meetings, it stands to reason that the other individual is no longer her proxy and is just like any other non-board member. That is, it's up to the board to determine whether this person may attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:43 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:43 AM RONR does not support the use of proxies.See FAQ #10.But a proxy is not a person (it's a power of attorney) so a proxy can't attend a meeting. And only members have a right to attend meetings.In common (and financial) usage it can be either the authorized agent or the authorization itself. The person granting the proxy may be referred to as the "principal".proxy (prŏk'sē) n., pl., -ies. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute. The authority to act for another. The written authorization to act in place of another.>>Read more>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:53 AM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 03:53 AM Is it ok for a proxy to still be present when the person she is supposed to represent is also at the meeting? Can anybody give me the rules for this. The proxy has been attending the board meetings for some time now. Now, the original member she is representing has started joining the meetings but the proxy is also present.The rules for proxies have to be your own, since RONR prohibits their use to the maximum extent possible under the law.The question of who has a right to be present at a meeting, according to RONR, has one answer: members. Guests may be permitted to attend, or excluded, according to the will of (a majority of) the assembly.But, if both the principal and her proxy are present, presumably because they are both members, the rule of one-person-one-vote still applies. Either the principal will cast her own vote, or her proxy will cast it for her, but in no case may both votes be cast, which would constitute double voting. Some organizations have rules that the attendance of a principal constitutes revocation of any proxies held on her behalf. Others may have rules that provide that the principal may not vote until the proxies have been explicitly revoked.You are obliged to follow your own rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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