15-07-2015, 05:32 PM
time to put my oar in ... here goes (personal view)
No matter what perspective you see this, Tuesday was a success for democracy. Most of the sections were passed I believe with only three issues raised
1. Junior votes , again common sense prevailed. I believe there is a distinction between junior votes and how they can be abused in the form of proxy voting. This has been muddied in the debate. I believe the use of proxy voting is the main issue and not junior voting. The solution I believe is the need for either online or postal voting on agenda items. Such voting should be secret and kept by the authorative director or administrator. The motions for this section were defeated so it may be time to move on...
2. Structure ,
Just a bit of work needed there with plenty of consultation. Suffice to say I believe there is a need to improve the existing structure as shown by the comments made on this forum and elsewhere. We are in the process of rewriting the constitution which unfortunately take time and effort so we all have to be patient
3. Eligibility
OK possibly a lot of ball dropping here. The problem with is (as I see it) is a bunch of good intentions by good people to resolve potential issues which caused confusion and yes mistakes. A lot of work is probably needed here with a lot of consultation with those people it may affect and also with those with experience .
I also noticed that most people approved the changes overall but saw problems within their own areas. Perhaps we should all work constructively on the sections requiring a review and agree that the sections without argument are passed, Also if we pass the sections one at a time we'll get there. I think however an SGM to satisfy this will require a full day's debate without distraction
Anyway these are my own personal comments and not part of the CWP. I invite constructive debate on this
No matter what perspective you see this, Tuesday was a success for democracy. Most of the sections were passed I believe with only three issues raised
1. Junior votes , again common sense prevailed. I believe there is a distinction between junior votes and how they can be abused in the form of proxy voting. This has been muddied in the debate. I believe the use of proxy voting is the main issue and not junior voting. The solution I believe is the need for either online or postal voting on agenda items. Such voting should be secret and kept by the authorative director or administrator. The motions for this section were defeated so it may be time to move on...
2. Structure ,
Just a bit of work needed there with plenty of consultation. Suffice to say I believe there is a need to improve the existing structure as shown by the comments made on this forum and elsewhere. We are in the process of rewriting the constitution which unfortunately take time and effort so we all have to be patient
3. Eligibility
OK possibly a lot of ball dropping here. The problem with is (as I see it) is a bunch of good intentions by good people to resolve potential issues which caused confusion and yes mistakes. A lot of work is probably needed here with a lot of consultation with those people it may affect and also with those with experience .
I also noticed that most people approved the changes overall but saw problems within their own areas. Perhaps we should all work constructively on the sections requiring a review and agree that the sections without argument are passed, Also if we pass the sections one at a time we'll get there. I think however an SGM to satisfy this will require a full day's debate without distraction
Anyway these are my own personal comments and not part of the CWP. I invite constructive debate on this