13-05-2016, 09:55 PM
Quote:e.g. someone in say the Dundee or the Aberdeen league advertises on the local noticeboard “to save you travelling to Glasgow, give me your vote” – before you know it you might have 30 or 40 votes “to represent the league”.Proxies are not the allocation of a free vote, but an authority to vote on specific motions (or candidates) as directed by whoever is delegating their vote. Proxy holders do not have the ability to use these votes as they see fit.
Quote:Then an issue comes up which you feel strongly about – perhaps to get a one-upmanship on someone or to settle a previous score. Your 40 votes swamp someone else with one vote.This cannot happen - proxy votes are not permitted to be used on any issue that is not a formal, and previously published, motion or resolution contained within the agenda of the general meeting.
All Proxy votes must be registered with Chess Scotland's Executive Director 7 days before any general meeting. This allows all registered proxy votes to be verified: -
a) against the membership database to ensure only members are voting.
b) to ensure the votes are correctly formatted against the agenda motions.
No unregistered proxy votes are permitted.