Addresses on Ballots

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

It would seem so.

There should be no way to look at a ballot and tell who cast it.

But ask the person who claims it's in RONR to show you the page. It'll be fun to watch him look in vain."

[Guest Fran Skinner]

I quoted your answer, and this was her response.

Fran,

The main issue here is that you keep referring to it as secret ballot and

it's not.

Thank you,

Pat Walker

Community Association Manager

Timmons Properties, I"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

A ballot is, by definition, secret. The origin of the word stems from white and black balls that were used for voting.

There is such a thing as a "signed ballot" but that's just an unfortunate name for a roll-call vote.

If your"

[Guest George Mervosh]

Maybe the addresses aren't on the actual voting ballot but on the outside envelope?"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Fran Skinner,

>>. . . the claim was that according to Robert's Rules of Order, addresses needed to be on the ballot.<<

kg: "Goodness gracious, great balls of fire." (See Jerry Lee Lewis for the reference.)

That "

[Guest Fran Skinner]

Thanks so much for all the input. The by-laws do not specify anything, but the Covenants state voting shall be by voice or show of hands unless there is a demand for a ballot vote. Traditionally, it has been a ballot vote, but I would have to go back to"

[Guest Fran Skinner]

They were on the ballot. It didn't make sense because we had to sign in on a list and also sign next to the names of any people we held proxies for. Then we were given the ballots in exchange for the proxies and had to write the addresses on them."

[Guest Fran Skinner]

Ooops. I misread the section in the Covenants. It states "Voting on all matters except the election of directors shall be by voice vote or by show of hands.........""