08-07-2015, 01:50 PM
Quote: I know Mike has concerns that "harvested junior proxies" may have occurred in the past (but not in recent years as far as I'm aware) and of course that would be wrong if they were being used to vote on issues that do not affect juniors directly.
I am not totally convinced by the idea that juniors should only vote on junior matters for a number of reasons:-
a. They sadly do not stay juniors - Hugh is almost middle aged - and therefore decisions taken on 'adult' stuff will be relevant to them in the very near future.
b. If you deem them capable of determining the best selection policy for juniors etc then surely one by implication must assume that they are capable to vote on all issues.
c. Does it mean that its 'wrong' for adults to vote on junior matters?
Personally I think that the real issues are more about getting more people actively involved in making Chess Scotland work - be that attending meetings and standing for positions or being will to take on some of the tasks that the directors can delegate. As I see it many of the past problems with proxies arise simply because so few people are able/willing to attend the AGM and consequently the proxies held sway.