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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Members' rights
- To: Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
- Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Members' rights
- From: Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 01:17:58 -0700
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Joop and all stakeholders or interested parties,
Joop Teernstra wrote:
> For the Charter
>
> Section Members' Rights
>
> General.
>
> 1. All paid-up members have the right to nominate candidates for elective
> or appointive office.
> 2. All paid-up members have the right to vote in all Polls and Elections.
> 3. All paid-up members have the right to make motions and second motions
> in assemblies or committees.
These three are non-starters I think. You cannot expect to gain members
by first requiring them to pay to be a member in order to vote. That's a
poll tax for god's sake! In the US they banished this stupid stuff
many many years ago. I nearly a fudel concept! :(
>
>
> 4. (to promote participation)
> Members who fail to vote in 3 subsequent Polls or Elections lose the right
> to make Motions.
No, this is a also a very bad idea as well.
>
> Members who have not voted in 6 subsequent Polls are put on notice that
> they have to re-apply for the Voters' Roll.
Also a very bad idea here too. I unduly burdens members and discourages
new members from continuing to be members or participation...
>
> 5. (to promote member-support.)
> Paid-up Members are members who are not more than 6 months behind on their
> membership dues.
This is a pretty good idea here. Well, one our of 5. Pretty bad here
Joop...
>
>
> Section Members' Duties
>
> General.
>
> 1. Members must support their organization.
Why? Is this a loyalty clause or test??? Bad idea here...
>
> 1.a. Membership dues.
> 2. Members must not work against their organization.
Also a not a good idea here Joop. Usually members should not
do so, yes. But there are times that a member must stand up for
what he or she believes is the right thing that would be against the
organization.
>
> 2.a. Expulsion rules
> 3. (to promote diversity and participation)
> Members who declare in writing to the membership committee that they are
> unable to meet the membership fee will have the same rights and duties as
> paid-up members.
Agreed here...
>
>
> --Joop
>
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