[Magdalen] Annual Meetings, votes, was test

[Jo Craddock]

So, let's talk some more about annual meeting time. Besides the 
recurring theme of deficit budgets, how does your parish handle vestry 
voting? Paper ballots? Voter qualifications? Disfranshisement?

Perhaps I'm imagining as I age, but there seems to be a growing 
possibility to see faces not even seen at C&E; some whisper that they 
sent in a check in December to meet "known to the treasurer," and a 
tendency toward adult children "coming for a visit" who haven't been in 
church since their wedding.

Our service leaflets are stuffed with prepared ballots. In similar 
groups (homeowners associations, etc.) I've always experienced a sign-in 
for ballots that insured only those with current accounts, etc. rec'd 
their ballot(s).

It may say more about me than the practice (and that would be correct; I 
am a miserable offender with a conniving mind) that I find this 
disturbing, but I'm wondering what the practice is where you are.

Peace,
Jo