[AUUG-Talk]: Re: AUUG membership - confirming email address

[Kevin Dawson]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 02:18:29PM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Peter Wishart wrote:
> 
> > This email is to confirm the correct email address for the ballot.
> 
> Would this be the ballot that AUUG thus far has not confirmed as being 
> registered with the appropriate authority etc?

The ballot itself surely does not need to be registered.  I suspect
Dave means the lodgement of the changes to the Constitution a few
years ago, following on from Peter Jeremy's query.  So far, there
is nothing to say one way or the other whether they were lodged, but
it was clearly the Association's intent that they be made official.

I enclose for people's enjoyment a section of the Act.  My reading of
it in regard to this situation is essentially:
- an email ballot is not invalid merely because the Constitution's
  changes weren't lodged
- if someone wishes to prevent the email ballot, they do so in a court
- (sub-section 3 just talks about contracts - not relevant here)

Now, IANAL, nor do I even watch them playing on TV, so unless there is
a reasonable argument to the contrary, I would be suggesting that we
can have our ballot by email as well as post.  Remember, all this is
an issue *only* if the changes weren't lodged.

Kevin Dawson
AUUG Returning Officer
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