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I have received 6 Blackballs

rpbrown

rpbrown

Premium Member
Thomas Stright said:
Unless your "friends" are the JW, SW or WM, there is absolutely no way they know. As those 3 are the only ones that check the ballot box.
Any any that would disclose the number of blackballs do not deserve to sit in their respective chairs.
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Even at that, they wouldn't know who blackballed him. Its a secret ballot.
 
Rifleman1776

Rifleman1776

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Still smells fishy to me. Members are supposed to vote for the good of Masonry. If you were blackballed it means someone, or six, did not think you would be a good Mason or good for the fraternity. Personally, I suggest you move on and find another outlet for your free time. Good luck.
 
The Traveling Man

The Traveling Man

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Randy See said:
I have received 6 Blackballs
The reason for my blackballing is because someone from the other lodge has complained about me.

What can I do to join again?
Do I have to ask permission from the lodge I was blackballed in that i would be joining another lodge?
Thank you
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6 black cubes? That is a significant number, and not one that I've seen before. It'd be tough for me to even consider joining the Lodge. Knowing that 6 members don't think I am a good fit, in a Lodge which promotes Brotherly Love, would be enough for me to seek membership elsewhere. Rules vary by Jurisdiction, and by Lodge, with regards to what you can do next. In some Jurisdictions you cannot repetition that Lodge for 30 days to 6 months. In other Jurisdictions you can't petition any Lodge in that Jurisdiction for a certain period of time. I notice, after I started typing this comment, that this post is about 9 months old, so I am curious how you ended up handling this situation.
 
Rifleman1776

Rifleman1776

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Practices vary with jurisdiction and lodge. But, I agree, there is no legitimate way the petitioner would know how many black balls or cubes were dropped. In my former lodge the master would simply say "cloudy" for one ball or "dark" for more than one. But just one was enough to reject.
 
Warrior1256

Warrior1256

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Rifleman1776 said:
Practices vary with jurisdiction and lodge. But, I agree, there is no legitimate way the petitioner would know how many black balls or cubes were dropped. In my former lodge the master would simply say "cloudy" for one ball or "dark" for more than one. But just one was enough to reject.
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In my jurisdiction we know if there was only one black cube or more than one black cube. If there is only one black cube a second ballot must be taken to insure that the black cube was not a mistake. If there is more than one black cube there is no second ballot. However, we can not know how many more than two black cubes there are.
 
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