07-20-2017, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by randomq
http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#10
"Proxy voting is not permitted in ordinary deliberative assemblies unless federal, state, or other laws applicable to the society require it, or the bylaws of the organization authorize it, since proxy voting is incompatible with the essential characteristics of a deliberative assembly." (emphasis mine)
While state law allows for proxy voting, they do not require it, so any use of proxy voting runs counter to Roberts Rules and the OLCA bylaws, unless amended, regardless of who voted for their use. (IMHO)
Best case scenario: new elections, including a receivership option, with independent third party verification. I doubt any of the parties to the lawsuit would back such a choice as it equally threatens them all, but it seems to be a less expensive route to moving forward. (jmo, ymmv, etc, etc)
http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#10
"Proxy voting is not permitted in ordinary deliberative assemblies unless federal, state, or other laws applicable to the society require it, or the bylaws of the organization authorize it, since proxy voting is incompatible with the essential characteristics of a deliberative assembly." (emphasis mine)
While state law allows for proxy voting, they do not require it, so any use of proxy voting runs counter to Roberts Rules and the OLCA bylaws, unless amended, regardless of who voted for their use. (IMHO)
Best case scenario: new elections, including a receivership option, with independent third party verification. I doubt any of the parties to the lawsuit would back such a choice as it equally threatens them all, but it seems to be a less expensive route to moving forward. (jmo, ymmv, etc, etc)