Guest Concerned Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:32 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:32 PM Our Not for Profit Club held their annual elections. The votes (secret written ballots) were counted at the meeting and the winners were announced. The ballots and tally sheet were given to the Secretary. Upon organizing the notes at home and after the meeting, the ballots were re-counted. There were discrepancies in several of the counts but did not affect the outcome - with the exception of one position.After recounting the ballots several times, the Secretary determinded that the original count was wrong and one position was affected to the point that the person that was announced as the winner actually lost the election. This information has not yet been brought to the attention of anyone else.The question is: How does the Secretary and then presumably the BOD go about correcting this mistake? What steps need to be taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:40 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:40 PM The question is: How does the Secretary and then presumably the BOD go about correcting this mistake? What steps need to be taken.I suspect the fact that the secretary took the ballots home and re-counted them there destroyed the possibility of a legitimate re-count. So it's time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:44 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:44 PM I suspect the fact that the secretary took the ballots home and re-counted them there destroyed the possibility of a legitimate re-count. So it's time to move on.If the society followed RONR's advice to retain the ballots if there was a possibility of a recount, where would you suggest the Secretary keep them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 05:58 PM If the society followed RONR's advice to retain the ballots if there was a possibility of a recount, where would you suggest the Secretary keep them?In a locked box to which someone else had the key?But your point is a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted January 12, 2012 at 06:02 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 at 06:02 PM If the society followed RONR's advice to retain the ballots if there was a possibility of a recount, where would you suggest the Secretary keep them?At home, perhaps, but sealed so that the integrity of the ballots could be verified should a recount be ordered at the next meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted January 13, 2012 at 03:51 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 at 03:51 AM How does the Secretary and then presumably the BOD go about correcting this mistake? What steps need to be taken.The only way to order a recount is if you can have a meeting of the general membership within a quarterly interval of the annual meeting, and the general membership may then order a recount by a majority vote. The advisability of this seems doubtful, however, as the ballots have not been securely preserved. The Secretary and the Board have no authority to do anything about an election conducted by the general membership and the recount the Secretary undertook at his own initiative is invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted January 13, 2012 at 04:25 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 at 04:25 PM Who counted the votes initially and why would the secretary recount them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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