Hi George, We have proxy voting because some members, like me, live outside the UK and could NOT make it to an AGM. For the records, I too belong to many organizations where proxy voting is done by more than 50% of the membership. In all of those organization I receive a list of nominees and the choice to direct my vote to a specific person or to someone else to vote on my behalf, one choice being the person in charge. Of course, if I am given the opportunity to vote ahead of time I would, but that is not always the case. I've never seen any problem with this format. Usually the people more closely involved with the organization, such as an incumbant director, are in a better position to decide on who should fill the vacancy or whatever I am supposed to vote on. If you are a member, you should know who your incumbant directors are, and I usually assign my vote to one of them. While block voting may seem bad to some, if it is done by someone with a genuine interest in the organization, it would ensure that the correct person gets into office rather than someone who has no knowledge or interest in the organization. Just MHO Regards, Nancy Frey 137 Wilmot Trail Newcastle, Ontario CANADA L1B 1B9 905-623-0918 "I'm a Genealogist and I Raise Dust Bunnies as Pets." ----- Original Message ----- From: "bush.lyme" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Proxy Voting at the Annual General meetings > Why have proxy voting anyway? Presumably the agenda, including any > proposals to be voted on, is made known to members in advance of the AGM, so > it seems to me that even if you are willing to leave it to the chairman > you will still have to communicate that fact to the Society. You might just > as well send your votes. > > Regards > > George Bush