Thanks Jimmy,
I though as much with proxy votes.
I should have been clearer. Say there is NO PROXY. If postal voting came in an owner can vote yes or no but what if the motion changes; for example an amendment at the meeting changes a budget item to a greater amount. Where does that leave the status of the postal vote?
The yes or no on the postal vote is for the motion as it appears on the agenda and not for the amended motion. In the case of postal votes how does it deal with changing motions?
I see postal voting as relying on the motion being determined as it appears on the agenda. Any resolved amendment creates a slightly different motion the postal voter has not given any consideration.
Motions that cannot be amended (except for typos or clerical errors) and postal voting; it is an idea worthy of discussion. How do people feel about having an agenda fixed to the point amendments are not allowed? It makes postal voting a viable option. It would probably lead to more conservative motions as well.
One good thing about postal voting is that voting could be expected to be more independent. Our AGMs are determined by proxies; as many others SP would also experience. At least the postal vote gives owners a chance to vote without the pressure of the dominant clique giving them the “death stare” for not being on some bandwagon.
Postal votes would also change the proxy hunters into vote hunters which is a much more difficult task across a whole agenda.
Anyway; my concern is amendments and postal votes. Change the motion by amendment and would the postal vote, which was for a motion that no longer exists, still be countable?