Recommendations of the Members By-Laws Review Committee 14 Current By-Laws (January 2023) (A) Board’s Proposed Change (B) Board’s Rationale (C) By-Law Committee’s Recommendation (D) By-Law Committee’s Rationale (E) interest, after deducting any sum due to the Society to an unclaimed Share Account. Any sums remaining unclaimed in this account for five years may be transferred to the Reserve Fund. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS By-law 26 26. The supreme authority of the Society shall be vested in a general meeting of members at which every member has the right to attend and vote on all questions except the member is on suspension. By-law 26 The supreme authority of the Society shall be vested in a general meeting of members at which every member has the right to attend and vote on all questions except the member is on suspension or under the age of eighteen (18). By-law 26 Accepted as proposed. Agree with recommendation. By-law 27 27. (a) Members shall vote by a show of hands or a secret ballot as determined by the meeting. (b) Meetings of members shall be convened and held in accordance with the provisions of the Act. (c) General meetings of members shall be held from time to time at the discretion of the Directors. By-law 27 1) Meetings of members shall be convened and held in accordance with the provisions of the Act. 2) General meetings of members shall be held from time to time at the discretion of the Directors. At a meeting of members: a) only members in good financial standing who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as at the date of the meeting will be eligible to vote; b) a member may not appoint a person to vote on their behalf; c) voting will be by ballot, secure online voting by computer, mobile device or any other electronic device, or with the permission of the meeting chair by a show of hands; and By-law 27 (1) Accepted as proposed. By-law 27 (2)(a) To be deleted. By-law 27 (2)(b) Accepted as proposed. By-law 27 (2)(c) Amend to state that the Society’s employees are to vote electronically. Agree with recommendation. By-law 27 (2)(a) A fundamental right of members is the right to vote. This must not be restricted by Good Standing rules By-law 27 (2)(b) Agree with recommendation. By-law 27 (2)(c) This ensures that employee voting is
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