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Just to clarify.
In a vote for a motion, if the motion results in a tied vote then the motion is defeated.
As JT says, one can call a poll vote where votes are then counted in relation to ones unit entitlements. But this is not a revote.
There is no provision in the act to revote a motion thst has passed or failed. It stands as it was voted on in the first place, unless the poll vote tips the result the other way.
Any motion can be amended at the meeting. This is a powerful tool , in my opinion, in strata. Firstly anyone can move. Motion to amend a motion. So in this case the motion to amend the motion would be “ levies of X dollars”. You then get a chance to put forward your argument for the AMENDED motion. The only people who can vote on the amendment are the people in attendance at the meeting.
If the wording for the amended motion is passed, then the amended motion is voted upon.
Again the only people who can vote on this are the people in the meeting.
It seems weird how I describe it,but that’s correct meeting procedure.
And as for the committee. Each candidate stands on their own at each election. A person currently on the committee needs to garner sufficient votes at the meeting to be elected to the committee. AND a candidate can not be voted out nor excluded from standing.
A candidate can be not elected if the number of positions to be voted for are less than the number of candidates.
My experience with small strata is that it’s unusual to have too many candidates, especially when so many lots are investment properties,where owners are not involved.