Here! Here! Nancy Frey Newcastle, Ontario, CANADA OPC for Ansford & Castle Cary, Somerset Owner/Moderator of Yahoo! FULFORD_North Devon Group Owner/Moderator of Yahoo! DAVIDGE Connections Group ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 4:32 AM Subject: [SOG-UK] Proxy Voting > Hi > > I am one of those members who doesn't have strong feelings about how the > SoG is run - I pay my subs, and use the facilities and that's it. But one > thing I have observed from this exchange is that we seem to be stuck in a > slightly old fashioned way of thinking. For instance, people have mentioned > postal votes .... what about online voting? Members give their proxy vote > to whoever because they can't be at the AGM ... but with modern technology, > why aren't we thinking about virtual, online AGMs which would reach members > around the world? You wouldn't need a proxy if you could log in, see the > AGM in action and vote. Candidates for election could put their > pre-election addresses on camera - stick it on Youtube, it wouldn't cost anything - > rather relying solely on addressing a meeting in person or sending out > printed profiles and election blurb. > > Perhaps it's time the Society looked more widely at the whole issue of > voting and governance, using slightly more sophisticated methods than sticking > your hand up in the air. > > Just an observation from a "sleeping" member. > > Mark @ Yetminster > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message