In response to Jimmy’s query (post #2) about anybody else using an electronic voting system, as some regulars would be aware from my previous posts, our self-managed scheme has been using a web-based package called simply voting for all Executive Committee and General Meeting since around 2013.
As the current NSW Act is “silent” on the subject of electronic voting I’ve always convened physical meetings, and for general meetings have when necessary followed the provisions of Sch.2 Cl.12 before taking into account any submitted on-line votes.
To be honest I found the very first set-up a little tedious but after that, and with the support of the developers who provide extremely helpful and timely advice, I’ve found simply voting to be a breeze if not a little inflexible in terms of pricing where up to 10 voters is free, and from there up to 250 voters is a flat $260AUD.
I haven’t at this stage checked simply voting’s compliance in detail with the post November 2016 provisions of the new NSW Act and of the Regulation, but that’s the responsibility of the purveyors of the product.
You can have a practice as a participant HERE and as a Secretary/Organiaser HERE.
Obviously I have no association of any kind with the proprietors, developers, or operators of the simply voting product or its backroom; I’m merely a satisfied user of 3 years.