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On 2016.10.14 16:43, NP-Hardass wrote: |
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> What exactly are the requirements for quorum as necessitated by NM |
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> law? |
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www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Corporations/ch53Art8.pdf |
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See 58-8-16. |
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I have a 2008 version that says substantially the same thing but the |
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figure is 1/3. |
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The important new news in that paragraph is that the Foundation |
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can determine what a quorum of members is and write it into |
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the bylaws. That's in the 2008 version too. |
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That link, as modified by case law, is the set of statutes that |
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the foundation needs to comply with in New Mexico. |
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[snip] |
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> Regardless of quorum requirements, if we align the Foundation and |
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> Staff |
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> memberships, and make voting compulsory (within a 2 year period), it |
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> might be wise to loosen the voting periods to make it easier for |
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> members |
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> to vote, i.e. if voting is open for 2 weeks currently, make it open |
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> for |
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> 4 weeks as a month should be ample time to cast a vote, whether it be |
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> abstention (if allowed) or a filled ballot. |
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The trustee electoral process is that a snapshot of the members list |
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is taken after new members have been admitted at the May trustees |
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meeting. This is the list of potential candidates and voters. |
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Its called setting the recording date. |
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A four week nomination period follows, with a few days of a gap to |
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prepare the ballot before a four week voting period starts. |
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Voting is concluded and results published in time for for the newly |
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elected trustees ta take their seats at the Annual General Meeting |
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in August. |
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For the sake of completeness, when there is no contest, |
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candidates are elected unopposed, no vote happens and nobody |
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is dropped from the membership. |
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> NP-Hardass |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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elections |
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gentoo-ops |
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