[jimmy o]

This by-law change will allow them to appoint a particular person that they have in mind to become a trustee. This is not necessarily a bad thing.

[PurePeach]

Originally Posted by 4$ALE

And gave you the opportunity to op out before starting.
Like Paul Harvey used to say..... "And now you know the rest of the story."

Yep, they sure did and I did!

[Pixelpups]

I read the changes and it was not “if only one candidate is running.” It’s if one candidate validated by the secretary is running. I thought that puts a lot of power to the secretary as to the speed as which the Secretary validates candidates. I was annoyed that it was an all or nothing vote on the redlines.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Pixelpups

I read the changes and it was not “if only one candidate is running.” It’s if one candidate validated by the secretary is running. I thought that puts a lot of power to the secretary as to the speed as which the Secretary validates candidates. I was annoyed that it was an all or nothing vote on the redlines.

Effectively, it is "if only one candidate is running." Read the sentence immediately preceding the redline:

The Secretary of SECO Energy shall certify the names of all prospective candidates who shall satisfy the said requirements prior to the District Meeting.

The Secretary has no choice but to certify any qualified candidate. If there were more than one qualified candidate then there would be more than one candidate certified. Therefore, if there is only one certified candidate then there was only one qualified candidate running.

This particular change only expedites the inevitable outcome. Without this change, the single candidate that has been certified by the Secretary would be formally voted on at the District Meeting. With only one candidate the result of the vote would be foregone conclusion - the only candidate on the ballot would receive the highest number of valid votes and would become the trustee. All this change does is recognize the inevitable outcome and dispenses with the formal vote, saving the time that would otherwise be spent conducting the vote.