{"id":41681,"date":"2016-09-15T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T12:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.polyas.de\/ct_content_page_2\/voting-procedure-2"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T17:16:34","slug":"voting-procedure-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/cooperatives\/board-elections\/voting-procedure","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors Voting Procedure in Cooperatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-2h0g7x4-de4ae1467e542757120a2c90fb2718d7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aizrzs-b8396742be4d58a3fe1c7145165aa0ec\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-b8396742be4d58a3fe1c7145165aa0ec img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1aizrzs-b8396742be4d58a3fe1c7145165aa0ec .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1aizrzs-b8396742be4d58a3fe1c7145165aa0ec av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image- avia-img-lazy-loading-not- avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Board_Election_Cooperative.jpg\" alt='' title=''   itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltsofnzg-e00b2b2a0be9be2e3c09c71bd36eb6b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Board of Directors Voting Procedure in Cooperatives<\/h1>\n<p>In general, the board of directors is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) or in a set election period before&nbsp;by the members of the cooperative. Since every cooperative gives itself their own rules, the voting procedure can differ between the numerous cooperatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymfqmc-a7e66dfd12d3c3a0f73a2f3629a0358f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Candidate Election in Cooperatives<\/h2>\n<p>Typically,&nbsp;the cooperatives&#8217; board of directors election&nbsp;is conducted as a candidate election. Individual members (or if the rules allow&nbsp;it, external persons) can run for a position on the board. The directors on the board are elected by the membership through relative majority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the cooperative is large, it can also conduct delegates&nbsp;elections. The cooperative declares different wards, mostly based on the region, where members can vote for a delegate who then represents the ward. The delegates usually elect the board of directors on behalf of the membership.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ltymg7xp-b78053bb5458bc6df78350d079a20a72 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>&#8220;List Election&#8221; Voting Procedure<\/h2>\n<p>The board of directors can also be elected in \u201cen bloc\u201d when voters are able to vote for one list of candidates. This voting procedure has to be part of the bylaws and it needs to be clarified when this voting procedure applies.<br \/>\n<em><strong><u>Read more how to amend your cooperative&#8217;s bylaws<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;List elections&#8221; in cooperatives<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen using the \u201cen bloc\u201c voting procedure, the election officer creates a&nbsp;list of candidates&nbsp;with their planned position on the board of directors. The list of candidates represents the entire board of directors. Block voting &nbsp;in this sense, means that the voter can vote for or against a list of candidates. If there is more than one list of candidates, the voter has to elect one. The list of candidates with the majority of votes wins the election.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/election-glossary\/list-elections\">Read more about list elections in our election glossary<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27\">\n.av_promobox.av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27{\ncolor:#000000;\nbackground:#e8f8f8;\nborder-color:#ededed;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-ltzjiloq-ca07d89252e665da6549c35602240f27 avia-button-no'><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46677 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.polyas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bildschirmfoto-2024-03-20-um-09.15.04-36x36.png 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>POLYAS-Tip:&nbsp;<\/strong>If your bylaws allow it, you can conduct your board of directors election and your annual general meeting easily&nbsp;online. That is how you save time when organising your board of directors election and increase the voter turnout of your cooperative. <a href=\"\/online-voting\/how-it-works\">Watch a short video about online voting with POLYAS!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n       <section  class='av_textblock_section av-wz0wl4-34aab32a2d0f1ae4906b93362ed1f18e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Advantages of Online Voting<\/h2>\n<p>Online voting gives the members of your cooperative the option to cast their vote, even if they cannot attend the AGM. This way you can be sure that your board of directors is elected democratically and legitimised by the majority of your cooperative. Moreover, if you add online voting to your voting option you guarantee a quorum at your annual general meeting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/request-demo\">Contact our voting experts to get started with online voting in your cooperative!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div> <div  class='flex_column av-1nz9rg8-75c54a224fb808df4d271da46d3d88ea av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lu9i2vcx-f98b442447e01de64a594721f37db094 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-13shxaw-70ecde758ef09bd32c279342ccec690e hr-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu9idg7z-bf603fd1ba39051b13a329fc88d83331 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock cnt2_sidemenu2'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Further information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/increase-voter-turnout\">How to Increase Voter Turnout in your Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/election-glossary\">POLYAS Election Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9568],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41681","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-allgemein-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v25.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Board of Directors Voting Procedure in Cooperatives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The voting procedure in cooperative is usually a candidate election, but it can also be block voting. 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