ell Posted February 15, 2013 at 09:01 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 09:01 PM Can a section of our election by-law be suspended? We are a 501c4 Senior mobile home organization. Our Nomination Committee by-law contains the following:4. Immediately following this meeting, the revised list of candidates will be prepared and a copy mailed to each Resident.The provision to MAIL candidate listing has only been followed 2 times in the past dozen or so years in recent memory. Once when all except one member of the board resigned and a special election was held and last year when we had 2 candidates for every office. We maintain minimal funds and would like to suspend with the mailing requirement without doing a by-law change. We have at least 2 General Meetings before our next election. Can we vote at one of these meetings to suspend the mailing requirement and instead include the list in our monthly newsletter (no cost to us but physically distributed to every residents mail tube) or flyer and also post in the clubhouse?Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 15, 2013 at 09:04 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 09:04 PM Can a section of our election by-law be suspended?Not that section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goopher Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:13 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:13 PM Perhaps there's time to amend the by laws... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:14 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:14 PM Well, I'd think that if you are mailing the newsletter to each member, then why wouldn't notice in the newsletter count as being mailed to everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:23 PM . . . why wouldn't notice in the newsletter count as being mailed to everyone?Perhaps because it's not clear that the newsletter is being mailed at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ell Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:54 PM Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 10:54 PM the newsletters are not mailed they are hand delivered. We were trying to avoid a by-law change since this by-law was basically ignored by at least 3 different presidents and their boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted February 15, 2013 at 11:06 PM Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 11:06 PM We were trying to avoid a by-law change since this by-law was basically ignored by at least 3 different presidents and their boardsIf you're (still) asking if you can break the rules because the rules have been broken before I hope you know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ell Posted February 15, 2013 at 11:22 PM Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 at 11:22 PM I do and that is what we thought thanks for confirming it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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