06-15-2018, 04:08 AM
That's very interesting Chunkster....as long as an outside reputable entity does the receiving of the ballots at their address, I don't see why the counting couldn't be done at HPP. No conflict of interest. As you said, any member could observe which would mean there would be no board control or ceremony of who gets to observe...this is something that should be looked into.
The question is why did all that change? The bylaws state Article VIII Sec 5 (a) "Prior to the ballot mail-out, the board shall select a reputable neutral entity to receive, count, and report on the election results." So the bylaws are silent on the location for counting ballots.
When the ballot countings done at another location, even then I don't see why the results couldn't be posted immediately on the HPP website after the official results are mailed to the board w/in that 14 day time frame of the election. The 2010 bylaws say the results are announced at the June membership meeting and some people interpret this to mean, then and only then. IMO, that meeting is also when the new board members should be introduced. The past two years in a row, the board didn't introduce the new board members who were sitting in the audience. They just gave the results.
With the technology we have, why not get the word out promptly? As I mentioned in my earlier post, some boards announce the results at their June board meeting and that only serves the board and a small amount of members who attend board meetings.
The elections are a members' annual event and it would seem then that the members should be informed as soon as possible. The employees knew the "official" results as of yesterday. Why not the members?
The question is why did all that change? The bylaws state Article VIII Sec 5 (a) "Prior to the ballot mail-out, the board shall select a reputable neutral entity to receive, count, and report on the election results." So the bylaws are silent on the location for counting ballots.
When the ballot countings done at another location, even then I don't see why the results couldn't be posted immediately on the HPP website after the official results are mailed to the board w/in that 14 day time frame of the election. The 2010 bylaws say the results are announced at the June membership meeting and some people interpret this to mean, then and only then. IMO, that meeting is also when the new board members should be introduced. The past two years in a row, the board didn't introduce the new board members who were sitting in the audience. They just gave the results.
With the technology we have, why not get the word out promptly? As I mentioned in my earlier post, some boards announce the results at their June board meeting and that only serves the board and a small amount of members who attend board meetings.
The elections are a members' annual event and it would seem then that the members should be informed as soon as possible. The employees knew the "official" results as of yesterday. Why not the members?