Your fiance can only be nominated by a member of the committee so unless you are also a member of the committee, he would have to first get elected and then get nominated by another committee member. The regulations seem to specify that the nominations have to be by “another member”.
I will look into that and report back here.
You can nominate anyone to act as your proxy provided you do it on the appropriate form (which should be provided with your agenda) and that all your levies are paid up to date BEFORE the meeting.
So, if you are not at the meeting, the process would be:
- As owner, you sign the official proxy form (you can download a copy here) nominating your partner as your proxy to vote on your behalf.
- Your partner would nominate himself for election to the committee.
- If elected, he would have to be have to be nominated for election as chairman by another member of the committee.
- That nomination can be made before the meeting (although it seems to assume the person making the nomination is going to be elected).
Here is the relevant section of the new strata regulations:
11. Nominations for officers of strata committee
(1) The written notice of the first meeting of a strata committee after the appointment of the committee is to include a call for nominations for chairperson, secretary and treasurer of the committee.
(2) Any person who is a member of the strata committee may nominate another member for election as any or all of chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the committee.
(3) The nomination is to be made by written notice given to the person convening the meeting that states the name of:
(a) the person nominated, and
(b) the person making the nomination and that the person nominated consents to the nomination.
(4) The person convening the meeting must include any prior nominations in the notice of the meeting at which the election is to take place. Notice of any subsequent nomination is to be given by the convenor at the meeting.
(5) A nomination may be made at any time before the election is held and may be made at the meeting.
(6) If a ballot for the election of a person as chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the committee is required, the election is to be conducted by a show of hands of persons at the meeting.