Our Chairperson who knows everything about Sectional Title law said that we should not allow people during the meeting to obtain proxies to help sway the votes – is this true?
He is actually correct.
People then to see things not going their way during the meeting and then get proxies in order to gain more votes – this especially happens with online meetings.
When we refer to the STSM Act in this regard we see the following:
PMR 20
(5) A member’s appointment of a proxy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act and the proxy’s acceptance of the mandate must, except in the case of an appointment in a mortgage bond, be substantially in the prescribed form and must be‑
- delivered to the body corporate 48 hours before the time of the meeting; or
- handed to the chairperson before or at the start of the meeting.
So it is clear that no proxies should be allowed after the start of the meeting