[Osmf-talk] Possible AoA Amendment #2: Your boss can't force you to vote a certain way

[Michal Migurski]

> On Oct 23, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Rory McCann <rory at technomancy.org> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2020, at 5:09 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
>> The reason why a vote seems unnecessary is because the best course is 
>> not to amend the AoA but to amend the member sign up pages.
> 
> The difference (in legal strength) between an aspirational sentence on a web page and the legally binding articles of association is massive.

Because this is true, I agree with Mikel’s recommendation that it’s too late to get this into a 2020 AGM membership without a legal review. The current discussion on this list should have taken place throughout the summer at the latest, not ~6 weeks prior to AGM. I feel similarly about the membership prerequisites proposal.

If there’s going to be a vote, there needs to have been discussion and legal review 4-6 months ahead of time.

-mike.