The issues that I raised in my email regarding changes to our Bylaws were not
intended to be actual recommendations but talking points, suggestions for
further discussion toward actual changes that can be voted upon.
Until we have proposed wording that constitutes an actual rewrite of a part of
the Bylaws, no member can decide how to vote on any topic. If by “proxy” we
mean the absent member is giving his or her trust to the proxy holder’s vote,
then fine. But holding a proxy that says the absent member votes one way or
another doesn’t seem to have much meaning at this stage in the change process.
Alex
On Jan 26, 2016, at 2:25 PM, insanas (Redacted sender "insanas" for DMARC)
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There is a question as to whether proxies are allowed for voting on bylaw
amendments. Article 5 section e is confusing. It says proxies are ok when
voting but then it says bylaw changes must be passed by two thirds of the
members present. Since bylaw changes sometimes involve a word or two added or
subtracted, and some of the proposals are tweaked at the voting meeting by
suggestions from the members present, it might be better to just not use
proxies for bylaw changes. If anyone strongly disagrees and wants to vote by
proxy, then please reply to this email and let us know your reasoning. I have
no strong feelings either way at this point. Sam Insana President of PAS
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-------- Original message --------
From: Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/26/2016 1:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: PAS Members ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pasmembers] Meeting of the Minds ROOM CHANGE for Jan 27 Meeting
Please make a note, we are in Room LS-204 tomorrow
night, Wednesday Jan 27, for the Private, PAS Members
only + Voting meeting.
Bring a snack to share.
Bottled water is being provided by the PAS Snack Fund.
See you there!
Terri, Event Manager
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