Re: Proxy Voting
Clyde et al.,
Since AHS has a web site, is there any reason why matters of importance
that need a majority vote of the *membership* cannot be posted on the web
site, with yes or no vote, membership no. required and a deadline (strictly
adhered to) for registering a vote?? The only down side to that would be,
of course, excluding members who do not have a computer..This is not a
trivial downside..so maybe it's not such a "good thing."
But if the motion is sufficiently important to be voted on by the
membership, it should be written in advance...far enough in advance that it
could be included in the journal.
Gerry
At 06:48 PM 9/4/99 EDT, you wrote:
>I could be wrong, but I forsee proxy voting will be permitted in the near
>future.I cannot imagine that the Board would be opposed to such.
>
>I should not be misunderstood to suggest that proxy voting should be allowed
>to interfere with orderly procedures.(Such as requiring that all members not
>in attendance be advised of a particular motion on the floor before a vote
is
>secured. E.G. , the somewhat archaic motion to accept the minutes of a Board
>Meeting without their being read.)
>
>I do think the local and regional societies could make things easier, if
>before a convention, the members, who are not attending an impending
>convention, give their proxies to an attending member.
>Also, the AHS should, well in advance of its annual meeting , inform all
>members of matters to be voted on.
>
>From what I have seen and heard, I gather that there is almost a unaimous
>view that proxy voting should generally be permitted. I'd like to hear any
>opposing view or views.
>
>Clyde Crockett
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