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Thoughts on a motion for - One member, one vote - OMOV
If you belong to a union, everyone has a vote.
When you go into the ballot box for an election, everyone has a vote.
If you are a shareholder at an AGM, everyone has a vote.
Thoughts on a motion for - One member, one vote - OMOV
If you belong to a union, everyone has a vote.
When you go into the ballot box for an election, everyone has a vote.
If you are a shareholder at an AGM, everyone has a vote.
With the adoption of modern technology to hold an online conference and to vote but only as a delegate, it seems at odds with full democracy to disallow all members of the party to have a vote or present ideas for consideration.
In the interests of fairness, equality and respect to all members it is now time to embrace technology as a strategic enabler of fully transparent democracy.
The conferences tend to have an attendance of hundreds of people, while the party has over 100,000 members. This limits access to the majority of members, including people with care responsibilities, disabilities, family duties, low wage earners who cannot afford the costs of..
of travel and accommodation, people who live in remote areas and of course the Scottish weather combined with complex transport links. A huge opportunity to improve inclusivity presents itself.
There is a perception that the regular attendees who rightly make the effort are more educated in the structures, constitution and working processes of the party while others are not. Diversity of ideas could appear limited to the few, not fully embracing or harnessing the ...
the entirety of the membership. Another opportunity to improve presents itself.
It’s now possible to achieve wider inclusion on line, by email, conference debates and voting, so why not do it?
Of course there is always the challenge of costs for license fees, requisite efficient technology skills, however,with effort put into cost benefits analysis a case..
Of course there is always the challenge of costs for license fees, requisite efficient technology skills, however,with effort put into cost benefits analysis a case..
Can be made.
If it is possible to accommodate 500 in a conference vote there will certainly be economies of scale to deliver the same opportunities to all members in future. Small access fees should easily cover costs and perhaps even augment the party’s funds. The other improvements....
The other improvements outlined above may well outweigh any costs.
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