On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Nicholas Michael Bashour <nicholasbashour@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't see it as a logistical nightmare. Many organizations handle
their elections that way. Anyone running for board would more than
likely be a member anyway, and even then, you can have room for a
write-in candidate.

Or seven write-in candidates, for that matter. Since, in principle, the act of nomination takes place at the meeting, would we incur any legal risk from issuing ballots that contain only a subset of candidates, and requiring write-in votes for the others?

Member verification for voting purposes would be
easy. If you're there for the annual meeting, that's when you'd pay
your dues, anyway. If you don't submit your membership form and dues
at the meeting, you don't receive a ballot. It doesn't have to be more
complicated than that.

Some members will presumably have paid their dues prior to the meeting. Would they also receive ballots at the meeting (which will presumably require checking IDs, etc.)?

Kirill