Bring good governance back to the OLBA for a stronger future for lawn bowlers.
This petition is to have the OLBA board removed from office and to have a new election called as soon as possible.
The members of the board who conducted the Election on November 1st, 2014 did so outside the bylaws, failed to report numbers of the election before destroying the ballots and the number of ballots counted exceeded the number of eligible voters. Only the executive had access to these additional ballots.
Since such time, the Vice President of the association from last year has since assumed the presidency against bylaw 9c which states that the president must be elected by the board at the first meeting after the AGM.
The OLBA has now retained a lawyer to defend themselves and keep power usinG "your membership dues" against people from their own membership who are fighting to ensure the procedures and bylaws of the association are upheld.
Your decision to sign our petition sends a very positive message to the Executive of the OLBA that they do not have the right to abuse their positions.
We shall be taking our petition and full details of our case to the Ministry of tourism, culture and sport, as well as the Ontario Attorney General if the resolution to hold a new election is not met.
PLEASE SUPPORT US. THANK YOU
Updates
November 12, 2014
The feedback from our community reveals a deep concern for the integrity of our association bylaws. I am currently organizing the documentation to present to provincial authorities as we prepare for the next steps in our pursuit of fair elections.
November 12, 2014
The steady growth of this petition shows that our community recognizes the importance of upholding our bylaws. This momentum reflects a deep commitment to ensuring that the leadership of our association remains accountable to the people it represents.
47 Comments
There would appear to be concerns regarding mismanagement if bylaws have been broken or not adhered to
Hopefully we can get this sorted out without involving the gov't and lawyers. The energy would be better spent on increasing the number of people bowling.
The board are wrong for destroying the ballots, for not having the count made public. When is the next meeting? Do the board get paid? There is no evidence that the current board are doing a good job, so why not try new people ? I ll give it a go
Too bad this is happening. I just started to play this game and one of the first things that was said to me was to have fun. This situation is not fun for all of us playing this game. Unfortunately I say that somehow these board members have to go and be replaced by more progressive people.
I would like the OLBA to fully and properly respond to these allegations before one penny of our membeship fees is spent on lawyers.
New elections should be held.
I feel the election was a total JOKE
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Bring good governance back to the OLBA for a stronger future for lawn bowlers.
This petition is to have the OLBA board removed from office and to have a new election called as soon as possible.
The members of the board who conducted the Election on November 1st, 2014 did so outside the bylaws, failed to report numbers of the election before destroying the ballots and the number of ballots counted exceeded the number of eligible voters. Only the executive had access to these additional ballots.
Since such time, the Vice President of the association from last year has since assumed the presidency against bylaw 9c which states that the president must be elected by the board at the first meeting after the AGM.
The OLBA has now retained a lawyer to defend themselves and keep power usinG "your membership dues" against people from their own membership who are fighting to ensure the procedures and bylaws of the association are upheld.
Your decision to sign our petition sends a very positive message to the Executive of the OLBA that they do not have the right to abuse their positions.
We shall be taking our petition and full details of our case to the Ministry of tourism, culture and sport, as well as the Ontario Attorney General if the resolution to hold a new election is not met.
PLEASE SUPPORT US. THANK YOU
Updates
November 12, 2014
The feedback from our community reveals a deep concern for the integrity of our association bylaws. I am currently organizing the documentation to present to provincial authorities as we prepare for the next steps in our pursuit of fair elections.
November 12, 2014
The steady growth of this petition shows that our community recognizes the importance of upholding our bylaws. This momentum reflects a deep commitment to ensuring that the leadership of our association remains accountable to the people it represents.
47 Comments
I only want to see a fair and legal election, therefore new elections should take place. The present OLBA board are not above the law!!
There would appear to be concerns regarding mismanagement if bylaws have been broken or not adhered to
Hopefully we can get this sorted out without involving the gov't and lawyers. The energy would be better spent on increasing the number of people bowling.
The board are wrong for destroying the ballots, for not having the count made public. When is the next meeting? Do the board get paid? There is no evidence that the current board are doing a good job, so why not try new people ? I ll give it a go
Too bad this is happening. I just started to play this game and one of the first things that was said to me was to have fun. This situation is not fun for all of us playing this game. Unfortunately I say that somehow these board members have to go and be replaced by more progressive people.
I would like the OLBA to fully and properly respond to these allegations before one penny of our membeship fees is spent on lawyers.
New elections should be held.
I feel the election was a total JOKE
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I only want to see a fair and legal election, therefore new elections should take place. The present OLBA board are not above the law!!