07-08-2013, 06:01 PM
From the ChessScotland constitution.
5 Voting
5.1 Every Individual, Club and Affiliate member of Chess Scotland shall have one vote at a General Meeting, but no member whose subscription is in arrears shall be entitled to exercise that vote.
5.2 Each Club and Affiliate member shall nominate a single proxy representative to the Executive Director at least one week before the General Meeting, which failing, their most recent nominee shall be deemed to hold their proxy vote.
5.3 Proxies are permitted if lodged in writing or by e-mail at least one week before a General Meeting, and, in the case of Individual members aged under 16, endorsed in writing or by e-mail by the member's parent or guardian.
5.4 Where an Individual member is under the age of sixteen, one parent or guardian of that Individual member is granted an automatic proxy vote on behalf of the Individual member if the member concerned is not voting in his or her own right. Individual members under the age of 12 at the date of any meeting can only vote by automatic proxy.
5.5 Persons receiving proxy votes must be:
· An Individual member of Chess Scotland or;
· A committee member of the Club or Affiliate member if nominated under 5.2 or;
· A legal parent or guardian if nominated under 5.4 .
5.6 Corporate members do not have voting rights.
5.7 At Council meetings, each member of COUNCIL shall have one deliberative vote.
5.8 At General Meetings and Council meetings, the chairman (normally the President) shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote.
5 Voting
5.1 Every Individual, Club and Affiliate member of Chess Scotland shall have one vote at a General Meeting, but no member whose subscription is in arrears shall be entitled to exercise that vote.
5.2 Each Club and Affiliate member shall nominate a single proxy representative to the Executive Director at least one week before the General Meeting, which failing, their most recent nominee shall be deemed to hold their proxy vote.
5.3 Proxies are permitted if lodged in writing or by e-mail at least one week before a General Meeting, and, in the case of Individual members aged under 16, endorsed in writing or by e-mail by the member's parent or guardian.
5.4 Where an Individual member is under the age of sixteen, one parent or guardian of that Individual member is granted an automatic proxy vote on behalf of the Individual member if the member concerned is not voting in his or her own right. Individual members under the age of 12 at the date of any meeting can only vote by automatic proxy.
5.5 Persons receiving proxy votes must be:
· An Individual member of Chess Scotland or;
· A committee member of the Club or Affiliate member if nominated under 5.2 or;
· A legal parent or guardian if nominated under 5.4 .
5.6 Corporate members do not have voting rights.
5.7 At Council meetings, each member of COUNCIL shall have one deliberative vote.
5.8 At General Meetings and Council meetings, the chairman (normally the President) shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote.