Polls

Links and summary of national polls.

2013

November 2013 - Freegle IPS Full National Volunteer Poll Question
- Provisional result announced 16.12.13[1]: Yes - 113 votes (86%), No - 14 (11%), Abstain - 4 (3%)
- Proposal that Freegle establishes Freegle Limited, an Industrial and Provident Society for Community Benefit and that Freegle is dissolved with the assets and operations of Freegle transferred to Freegle Limited.

May 2013 Poll
- 108 voters
- Amendment to Constitution to clarify Reps election timing/terms of office - carried by 95%
- Agreement that no Rep elected prior to January 2013 will be required to stand down if they have served less than the term they were elected for - carried by 93%

2013 Polls - list of polls held on Central during 2013
- Amendment to Election and Poll Procedures
- Setting up a Working Group to look into a trading subsidiary
- Amendments to Group Affiliation Policy
- Change Freegle to IPS
- Don't consider a second category of affiliation for groups such as cafes
- AGM 2013 Recommendation for Auditor

2012

October 2012 Poll
- 90 voters
- Change of Constitution to allow co-option and auto-promotion for elected roles
- Change of Election and Poll Procedures to allow more national voting on Freegle Central

2011

July 2011 Poll
- 60 voters
- Adoption of documents: Reps Ending Term of Office Procedure, Appeals Panel Procedure, ORO Team Roles and Remits and ORO Ending Terms of Office Procedure.

May 2011 Poll
- 117 voters
- Adoption of Constitution
- Autopromotion for less than 3 month terms for elected roles

2010

December 2010 Poll
- 111 voters
- Adoption of documents: Finance, Election & Polls, Reps Role and Remit, Working Groups Role and Remit
- Affiliation of national Volunteers

June 21st 2010 Poll
- 120 voters representing 101 groups
- Adoption of Reps Ending Terms of Office procedure
- call for nominations for Ombudsman and panel members

June 2010 Poll
- 129 voters representing 101 groups
- Principles of Reps Terms and Conditions

January 2010 Poll
- 157 voters representing 121 groups
- 'Free and Legal' wording change
- 'Suitable for All Ages' clarification
- Add 'Borrowing'
- Mandatory vs Highly Recommended
- Mandatory affiliation requirements
- 'Other Groups' affiliation
- Freegle name

2009

November 2009 Poll
- 166 voters
- Elected body requirements
- Mandate to draw up formal document
- Start Group questions on affiliating groups to Freegle

October 2009 Poll
- 231 voters representing 150 groups
- Formal document required
- Aims of Freegle
- Role of Freegle
- Members of Freegle
- Requirements to be a Freegle group
- Autonomy of Freegle groups
- Geographic area of groups
- Special interest groups

All other poll links can be accessed through the files on Freegle Central [[2]]

Links and information about elections held can be found at Election links