Onondaga Ski Club By-Laws, Proposed April 2008 Revision

 

 

Purpose for changes to By-Laws: 


This revision to Article III, Sec. 6 is a change to the by-laws to allow all members, who are unable to attend an election meeting and who request an absentee ballot, to vote by absentee ballot.
This revision of Article III, Sec. 4 is a change to allow the absentee ballots to count toward determining the quorum for the Election of Officers at OSC Annual meetings.


ARTICLE III – MEETINGS


(ORIGINAL) Sec. 6 VOTING – Each adult member shall have one (1) vote.  Junior members shall not be entitled to vote.  All questions shall be decided by a majority vote of the members present, in person, and voting unless otherwise therein prescribed.


(REVISED) Sec. 6 VOTING – Each member shall have one (1) vote.    All questions shall be decided by a majority vote of the members present and voting or voting by absentee ballot.

  1. Absentee ballots, for members who will be unable to attend the election in person, shall be available on request from the Membership Chairperson.
  2. Requests for absentee ballots shall be made in person or in writing and received by the Membership Chairperson at least 15 days prior to the election.
  3. The Membership Chairperson or his designee shall mail an absentee ballot package to the requesting member at the requested address.
  4. Absentee ballots shall be completed, signed, mailed and received by the Membership Chairperson by 3 PM of the election day.
  5. The Membership Chairperson shall provide a list of the members, who submitted absentee ballots along with the absentee ballots, to the election officers prior to or during the election.
  6. The procedure for implementing the absentee ballot is explained more completely in OSC Absentee Ballot Procedure

 

(ORIGINAL) Sec. 4 QUORUM – For Annual, Special and General Membership Meetings, the presence of at least 10 percent (10%) of the members entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If it is necessary to reschedule an Annual, Special or General Membership Meeting in order to provide a quorum for the transaction of business, the notification of the rescheduled meeting shall meet the same requirements as the original meeting.

 

(REVISED) Sec. 4 QUORUM – For Annual, Special and General Membership Meetings, the presence of at least 10 percent (10%) of the members entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If it is necessary to reschedule an Annual, Special or General Membership Meeting in order to provide a quorum for the transaction of business, the notification of the rescheduled meeting shall meet the same requirements as the original meeting. For Election of Officers at Annual Meetings the absentee ballots may be counted and applied toward the number which determines the quorum.

Rev.08, 3rd draft, 11/5/07