13-05-2016, 11:56 PM
George Neave Wrote:StevieHilton Wrote:George,le
What is your solution about proxy votes?
we have heard nothing from you on this.
Personally I'd support onlne but, since you ask, I see no need for "a solution" because the current situation does not need fixing. Not one person who complained their their proxy has been misused. The only people complaining are the people who lost out in a vote.
George,
I would have some sympathy with the idea of online voting, but it would have to be totally transparent. When I stood for the Presidency in 2013, two officials held 50% of the proxy votes cast. There were no clear instructions available as to how those votes were to be used. This scenario has be avoided in the future.
"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."
Jim,
Would this information from the proxy votes and their instructions on how the vote is to be used, be made available to candidates in a contested election? This would help to make things more transparent.