They have compulsory voting in local elections (except in WA, SA and Tasmania) – why not in strata? It’s not like we are some big club with our own constitutions – strata voting is circumscribed by all sorts of regulations so why not include compulsory voting?
Or how about if you don’t turn up at an AGM you don’t get to make a complaint or raise an issue with the EC for the next year? Hmmm. I guess that would encourage even further disengagement.
So, embracing that idea, how about if you don’t turn up for two AGMs in a row, you are registered as non-involved so your vote isn’t counted in quorums or for special resolutions for the next year?
Nah! That wouldn’t work.
The problem is that there is no clear advantage in getting involved – just lots of disadvantages.
The more I think about it, the better I reckon the “let’s paint the building in rainbow colours” is the way to get those who give a teeny-weeny damn to be more involved.
Just don’t blame me if it passes.