Remote Voting Considerations for Online AGMs and EGMs
Background Organisations that undertake AGMs and/or EGMs are obligated to allow members, shareholders, or employees (where appropriate) to be involved in decisions and therefore provide them with their democratic right to vote on motions and resolutions. Each...
New Governance Legislation Passed Regarding AGM Voting
Background On 26 June 2020, the UK Government introduced legislation, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, which includes an update concerning voting at AGMs, EGMs and other meetings. This part of the legislation gives organisations the temporary right to...
Remote Online Voting for AGMs
If you have had to re-think the way you will administer your AGM or EGM in light of the Coronavirus, you have probably considered taking the meeting ‘online’ via conference software, but what about voting for resolutions and candidates? Leading independent scrutineer...
Co-operative election scrutineer, UK Engage, exhibits at Co-operatives UK’s Practitioner Forum.
The North-West based co-operative election services provider exhibits for the third consecutive year. Co-operative election scrutineer, UK Engage, will be attending the Practitioners Forum event on Thursday 22 November at The Studio, Manchester. As the event...
AGM Voting: Tips to encourage participation
AGMs are one of the most important dates in an organisation’s calendar. Our latest blog looks at how to make the AGM voting process run smoothly and ensure members are engaged.