It should be outlined in your bylaws. Our bylaws state that the person must be a PTO member in good standing, must have attended either 2 meetings or have volunteered during the year.
If they volunteered, they must obtain an affidavit from that chairperson to verify they have volunteered, so we make sure the person just isn't saying it. We also ask chairpersons to submit a list of the names of their volunteers that are on file along with attendance lists from meetings.
It all comes down to your bylaws. If they are not specific, then you must change them. However, 75% seems a bit high. Considering voting is usually done in May, if you have 9 meetings, a person must attend 7 to be able to vote. That may deter some of your parents that can only attend scattered meetings due to work, lack of babysitters, illness, etc.
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:confused: Recently during a bylaws meeting one of our members said that she didn't feel like a person who paid their dues but didn't attend the meetings should be able to vote. She wanted to do away with the dues altogether and said that if a person didn't attend 75% of the meeting that they shouldn't be able to vote, and that most of the organizations that she had been apart of were the same way. I've been a member of a few organizations and have never seen this, but what do I know. Does anyone else have any input on this?
