Co-operatives are built on member participation. Whether you’re running a community co-operative, a worker co-op, a housing co-op, an agricultural co-operative or a member-owned enterprise, the ability for members to vote on important decisions sits at the centre of good governance. The challenge is that member participation is not always easy. Members may be spread […]

Board elections can be straightforward. They can also become the most contested and politically sensitive event an organisation deals with all year. Whether you’re running a company AGM, a strata committee election, an incorporated association vote, a union ballot, or a member-based organisation election, the process matters just as much as the outcome. When members […]

When an election result is close, attention quickly turns to the count. Questions start appearing. Was every vote counted correctly? Were informal ballots assessed properly? Was the process transparent? This is where scrutineers matter. Most people involved in boards, associations, unions, clubs, strata organisations and company elections have heard the term. Fewer understand what scrutineers […]