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Posted By NpS on 05/01/2016 9:23 AM
If election is by secret ballot, then all you get to see at the MC's office is a bunch of forms with no showing that these were the actual docs used in the election. With secret ballot, Would have been better to have independent review at time of election, not later.
That would depend on how the election is ran.
In our Association, there is a sign-in sheet where members and proxy representatives sign. This indicates the max number of ballots that would have been received (max number as some may show who have had voting privileges revoked (which is also notated with the documents)).
Every ballot issued is signed by the Association Secretary and the election official manning the sign-in table at the time it is issued. Additionally, the ballots are printed on a different color paper.
The ballots are counted in the same room as the meeting (done during the open forum portion of the meeting). This allows anyone who desires to observe to do so. The Ballots are counted twice (by two different individuals). The tally sheet is also part of the Association records and are kept as part of the minutes (along with the sign-in sheet, proxy forms and ballots).
Therefore, there is a way to track if you are a ballot short or not and, unless there is collusion between the Secretary and election official, a way to identify if the ballot is official.