17-07-2015, 10:59 AM
There was such a scenario Tommy, ‘oh we’ve still got to vote on Section such and such’ but I can;t remember if it was 5 or 7. I wasn’t privy to any heated exchanges (but I’m rather like the zoo photographer in the advert who ‘has a break, has a Kit-Kat’ and thereby misses the pandas coming out and dancing together in roller skates)
More generally, it was not clear whether the constitution itself would have an overall vote. It was being played 'by ear'. This seems particularly inappropriate when you consider that there were a lot of proxy votes, of which many Andy said were conditional on particular sections. I don’t know how they could be allocated en masse amidst all the sectional ebb and flow. Andy could have said anything about the count! But then he didn’t, of course, but it’s not exactly a process with gravitas.
Don’t let people tell you that proxy votes are the problem! The rush was the problem.
For a new constitution there needs to be a settled proposal to scrutinize, and then a suitable notice period for amendments which also need to be settled and voted on before a final draft is circulated (again with a suitable notice period) followed finally by a vote. That way, proxies wouldn’t be a problem as they would not be kept guessing as to what they were voting on, and poor Andy wouldn't have to guess what they want.
Cheers
More generally, it was not clear whether the constitution itself would have an overall vote. It was being played 'by ear'. This seems particularly inappropriate when you consider that there were a lot of proxy votes, of which many Andy said were conditional on particular sections. I don’t know how they could be allocated en masse amidst all the sectional ebb and flow. Andy could have said anything about the count! But then he didn’t, of course, but it’s not exactly a process with gravitas.
Don’t let people tell you that proxy votes are the problem! The rush was the problem.
For a new constitution there needs to be a settled proposal to scrutinize, and then a suitable notice period for amendments which also need to be settled and voted on before a final draft is circulated (again with a suitable notice period) followed finally by a vote. That way, proxies wouldn’t be a problem as they would not be kept guessing as to what they were voting on, and poor Andy wouldn't have to guess what they want.
Cheers