Guest P/C/Trustee Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:46 PM My club allows absentee voiting for our election of officers when a member is not able to attend the meeting for elections. We are currently facing a vote to increase dues at our next general membership meeting. We have members that are unable to attend this meeting but believe they should be able to cast an absentee vote same as they are permitted to do so for our election of officers.I am thinking that these members correct and because they are unable to attend a scheduled meeting should be permitted to cast an absentee vote on this subject or any other subject that requires a membership vote.I have read a lot on this subject but have found nothing that provides clarifaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:51 PM Absentee voting violates a fundamental principle of parliamentary law, therefore rules authorizing absentee voting and any rules surrounding its use are properly found in your bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 at 02:54 PM RONR prohibits absentee voting unless your bylaws specifically permit it. And if you bylaws only permit absentee voting for elections, that's it. You can't extend that to voting on any other motions.Further, RONR advises against mixing absentee votes with "in-person" votes so you might want to re-think your election rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest P/C/Trustee Posted February 14, 2013 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 at 03:32 PM "RONR prohibits absentee voting unless your bylaws specifically permit it. And if you bylaws only permit absentee voting for elections, that's it. You can't extend that to voting on any other motions."Absentee voting maybe the incorrect verbiage. A membership would cast a vote via an absentee ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 14, 2013 at 03:52 PM Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 at 03:52 PM Absentee voting maybe the incorrect verbiage.Nope, it's correct.And you might want to avoid the use of "verbiage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 15, 2013 at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 12:31 AM Absentee voting maybe the incorrect verbiage. A membership would cast a vote via an absentee ballot."Casting a vote via an absentee ballot" is one type of absentee voting, so far as RONR is concerned, and all types of absentee voting are prohibited unless your Bylaws provide otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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