Re: [Linux-aus] Agenda for SGM, AGM 15 Jan 04

[David Lloyd <lloy0076@dsl.homeunix.com>]

Stewart et al,

> Indeed, I have been involved with meetings where motions (and decisions)
> are placed on the agenda and the decision is taken as given unless the
> item is starred for discussion (this is how you get through 400+ pages
> of agenda in less than 4 hours). In this scenario, the meeting starts
> with asking if anybody has any extra items to be starred. I just haven't
> brainwashed Pia enough yet to do this for the AGM :)

There is a general principal at law that someone may move:

 "That the motions be voted on individually"

It would be *wise* for the chairperson to vote all the motions at once
but there's nothing stopping the motion I wrote getting up.

DSL
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 he is not a king." [Gandalf the White to Peregrin Took]

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