Guest Leslie P Posted January 9, 2013 at 12:19 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 12:19 AM Ballots were sent to members when they were official members but the return date on the ballots is later than the last day to pay dues. So some members got ballots but did not pay their dues. If any of these non –dues paying members send back their ballots, should these ballots be counted or not. Is this a reason never to have a ballot overlap the payment of dues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted January 9, 2013 at 12:25 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 12:25 AM Ballots were sent to members when they were official members but the return date on the ballots is later than the last day to pay dues. So some members got ballots but did not pay their dues. If any of these non –dues paying members send back their ballots, should these ballots be counted or not. Is this a reason never to have a ballot overlap the payment of dues?Unless your bylaws or other rules state otherwise, being in arrears with dues does not restrict/suspend/revoke members' rights. (RONR 11th Ed., p. 406 ll. 25-30 for a start point. Follow along with other page references from there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 9, 2013 at 01:05 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 01:05 AM And if your bylaws do restrict members' rights to vote if in arrears, you'll have to figure out how your rules and your election schedule interact. RONR won't be of much help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted January 9, 2013 at 04:09 AM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 04:09 AM Ballots were sent to members when they were official members but the return date on the ballots is later than the last day to pay dues. So some members got ballots but did not pay their dues. If any of these non –dues paying members send back their ballots, should these ballots be counted or not. Is this a reason never to have a ballot overlap the payment of dues?Voting by mail, as with any form of absentee voting, must be specifically authorized in the bylaws to be valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sMargaret Posted January 9, 2013 at 03:07 PM Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 at 03:07 PM Voting by mail, as with any form of absentee voting, must be specifically authorized in the bylaws to be valid.Which will mean that your bylaws ought to spell out what happens if someone becomes a member, or non-member, in between the time that ballots are sent out and the time that ballots are counted.Is this a reason never to have a ballot overlap the payment of dues?If you can avoid ambiguity and having to interpret bylaws on the fly, by all means do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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