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To: svcw

after three attempts to reach you personally, census workers then can go to up to three neighbors for a “proxy” response.


11 posted on 06/04/2010 10:09:18 AM PDT by porter_knorr (John Adams would be arrested for his thoughts on tyrants today!)
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To: porter_knorr
after three attempts to reach you personally, census workers then can go to up to three neighbors for a “proxy” response.

LOL, no.

They don't have any authority to ask you any quastions at all - not even how many people live there. And they certainly don't have any "proxy" authority with third parties.

None.

Census 2010 and the Law

33 posted on 06/04/2010 2:36:28 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: porter_knorr

Been tryin to understand why they use the word Proxy...

Financial Dictionary

Proxy definition

1. An agent legally authorized to act on behalf of another party. Shareholders not attending a company’s annual meeting may choose to vote their shares by proxy by allowing someone else to cast votes on their behalf.

2. A formal power of attorney document that may be signed by a shareholder to authorize another shareholder, a representative of the shareholder or the company’s management, to vote on behalf of the shareholder at the annual meeting. Proxy statements must be filed with regulatory authorities (the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S.) on an annual basis prior to the company’s annual meeting. Proxy documents are meant to provide shareholders with the information necessary to make informed votes on issues important to the company’s performance. They are known to offer shareholders and prospective investors tremendous insight into a company’s governance as well as a glance at the way that a company’s management operates.

It just doesn’t make sense...

Investopedia Commentary

1. Management often encourages shareholders to vote by proxy so that ownership interests are fully represented even if shareholders are unable to attend the company’s annual meetings in person.

2. The proxy discloses important information about issues to be discussed at an annual meeting, lists the qualifications of management and board members, serves as a ballot for elections to the board of directors, lists the largest shareholders of a company’s stock and provides detailed information about executive compensation.

Related Links

Putting Management Under The Microscope
Three Documents You Shouldn’t Do Without
The Purpose and Importance of Proxy Voting
Lifting the Lid on CEO Compensation

See also: Common Stock, Cumulative Voting, Proxy Fight, Shareholder, Statutory Voting, Voting Right

Also spelled: proxies

HUH?...Why are citizens being asked to be Proxies?


44 posted on 06/07/2010 5:10:44 PM PDT by American Bulldog777
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