ayjay007 link said:
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That deserves some clarification. I have an older copy of the constitution that has no such limitation, but I do recall hearing of some such change a couple of years ago. Not 3 years though. Born no doubt out of paranoid worries that some group would stack the membership and ... I dunno, do something??
Does anyone know the current rule?
Yeh,that's why it was 3 years,I heard.No-one can stack a vote at short notice.Something I heard end '09,but may be different to that.
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Correct - A person must have 3 years continuous membership of the Football Club before they are eligible to vote.
This was proposed, voted on by members and agreed a few years ago for very valid reasons at the time.
Whilst it may been seen as a negative to newer members of the Football Club initially it is an important aspect as it does prevent the possibility (or makes it extremely difficult) of a person (or persons) signing up for a large number of memberships and then influencing the vote on such key aspects as where we play, how often and under what name plus of course have influence via the 2 seats (votes) that the Football Club has at the Sea Eagles board table.
Football Club membership or renewals can be made via the upgrade option available when you purchase the 2011 Sea Eagles ticketed membership (Only $10 for ticketed members).
Alternatively, renewal notices will be sent to all current FC members towards the end of this calendar year (Current membership expires 31/12/10)
New memberships ($25) can also be purchased from the Leagues Club (see here
http://www.manlyleagues.com.au/docs/football-club-application.pdf )
although we are hoping to have a new FC site live before the end of the year which will include paypal options for renewals or new memberships