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Entered my petition the other night.

Capricornguy

Registered User
the worshipful master was extremely nice. I never knew he was the people I’ve be conversing with from time to time until it was pointed out.

It will be month for it to be read and then an investigative committee will go meet with me somewhere.

Oh boy. Well here goes nothing lol.
 

Keith C

Registered User
Congratulations on taking the first step, and good luck throughout the process. Typically the Investigating Committee will want to meet you in your home.
 

Matt L

Site Benefactor
Congratulations on your first step and welcome to the forum. Keep us informed on your progress.
 

Capricornguy

Registered User
One of the past masters said “there is always someone somewhere who won’t like you so don’t worry about them”. It takes 3 black balls to not initiate someone
 

Winter

Premium Member
One of the past masters said “there is always someone somewhere who won’t like you so don’t worry about them”. It takes 3 black balls to not initiate someone
That's pretty generous. My jurisdiction is one.

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Winter

Premium Member
A side note that has nothing to do with the conversation, all of the jurisdictions I am familiar with use cubes, not balls. Though the terminology of being "black balled" often creeps into the lexicon of common usage.

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Bloke

Premium Member
Interesting. Now I can say I know a jurisdiction that uses balls instead of cubes.

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Yes, we use balls as well in UGLV. (three or more will exclude, but a lodge can pass a by-law for two).
 

Capricornguy

Registered User
They use three because all members of the GLofTX that state can come in to the blue lodge and vote on that person. You don’t have to be with that lodge but a lodge with the GLofTX. So randoms can come in and vote from different lodges under the same GL. Or that was how it was explained to me
 

Brother JC

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
They use three because all members of the GLofTX that state can come in to the blue lodge and vote on that person. You don’t have to be with that lodge but a lodge with the GLofTX. So randoms can come in and vote from different lodges under the same GL. Or that was how it was explained to me

That’s really bizarre, I’ve never heard of members from other lodges being able to vote for anything in a lodge.
Now, having members of a lodge who never attend coming out of the woodwork to vote... that’s common almost everywhere!
 

jermy Bell

Registered User
I've never sat in lodge in Texas, but it sounds like a whole different world there in any of their lodges..
 

CLewey44

Registered User
I dont mind this idea any MM can come vote actually. What if said petitioner went to another lodge before and was blackballed (@Winter or cubed haha) for some reason this other lodge didnt know about. If its for the better of the fraternity it might be good for some other GLs look into. I do NOT like 3 blackballs, two maybe but one is sufficient due to the rarity of such event. If someone has the 411 on a petitioner and says he shouldn't join, that's good enough for me. Most guys are voting blindly with whiteballs anyways and have no clue about the petitioner. Especially this day and age of "open gate" culture, one blackball vote is good enough for me.
 

Brother JC

Moderating Staff
Staff Member
That’s what investigation committees are for. In NM they can stop a petition before it gets to vote. And if he was blackballed in the same jurisdiction the GL should pass that on to all secretaries. There’s a time limit on blackballing, and having the same curmudgeon from the previous lodge come stalk you a year or two later is bogus.
 
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