[committee] Draft Constitution 1.5

[Bob Adamson]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2010, Jeremy Cole wrote:

>       I know it's been said a few times already, but thanks again to Bob,
>       DJA and the others who are working very hard to get any constitutional
>       changes rock solid.
> 
> 
> Totally agree with Frenchie here, the changes here look pretty solid. The only thing i would be suggesting (simply because it doesn't seem to be as clear in intention as not allowing votes by proxy)
> would be mentioning whether or not nomination for committee positions is allowed by proxy. Whilst you lay out that nominations are open, do these people have to be at the AGM or can they nominate by
> proxy?
> 
> 2c
> 
> Jeremy
>

"By proxy" in this context essentially means giving your vote to someone 
else. I think what you actually mean is nominating someone else for a 
position when you are not at the meeting. Since it is possible to nominate 
people for positions before the meeting, absentee nominations must be 
allowed until nominations close (at the meeting). Kudos to someone who can 
make the nomination letter arrive during the meeting.

The other thing I think you may be alluding to is the case where someone 
is nominated but can't make it to the meeting - can they still be voted in 
to a committee position? This is a tricky one since I have very little 
experience with UCC general meetings, but in my experience the nominee 
must be present to accept or decline the nomination. Perhaps someone else 
can tell us if an absentee has ever been voted into committee?

Bob