Quietstorm Posted August 28, 2017 at 07:36 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 at 07:36 PM Good day all. Some of the folks on our bylaws committee have submitted "propsed" changes to our bylaws. On section dealing with elections they want to add relates to tied votes. It reads "Sould any contested office end in a tie vote, the vote to break saaid tie shall not take place until the next scheduled regular meeting and shall take place by means of a coin toss". Is it me? or Am I missing something? BTW, the proposed changes must be reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to them being voted on the the general membership. The Board has yet to meet. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted August 28, 2017 at 07:43 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 at 07:43 PM Well, I would say that I don't know if I would consider a coin toss as a "vote" but otherwise if you are against the proposed amendment you can talk to the Board members with your concerns and vote against it at the General Membership meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted August 28, 2017 at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 at 08:59 PM The intent of the proposal seems clear, although it's very poorly phrased. There's nothing to stop a society from amending its bylaws to break tied election votes by a coin toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted August 28, 2017 at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 at 11:31 PM 2 hours ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: The intent of the proposal seems clear, although it's very poorly phrased. There's nothing to stop a society from amending its bylaws to break tied election votes by a coin toss. Sure, but why wait until the next meeting for a coin toss? I wonder if the intent was that a vote would be held at the next meeting, followed by a coin toss if the vote remained tied, and the wording got garbled along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted August 29, 2017 at 12:51 AM Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 at 12:51 AM I would suggest that, instead of coin toss, you use the words "by casting lots," or "by random means." You could have a three way tie, and I've never seen a three sided coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted August 29, 2017 at 03:05 PM Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 at 03:05 PM 14 hours ago, J. J. said: I've never seen a three sided coin. You need to get out more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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