30-12-2011, 05:05 PM
One issue with proxies is how they can be applied to amended motions. It is not unusual for the discussion at a meeting to reveal flaws in the original motion and that amendments are proposed for this or other reasons. There may need to be a degree of negotiation to find something acceptable. If there is not enough flexibility to deal with this, there is a danger of impractical decisions being made or of the meeting being unable to make any useful decision.
Related to this is whether the voter by proxy delegates the proxy to vote in a particular way or gives the proxy freedom to decide. Here there are some differences from the large company situation mentioned by David Deary in that with a company the shareholder normally appoints the chair of the meeting as proxy and specifies how to vote, and it is one share one vote, not one person one vote.
Related to this is whether the voter by proxy delegates the proxy to vote in a particular way or gives the proxy freedom to decide. Here there are some differences from the large company situation mentioned by David Deary in that with a company the shareholder normally appoints the chair of the meeting as proxy and specifies how to vote, and it is one share one vote, not one person one vote.