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The Board of the General Meeting decided not to respond to the request made by a group of members, in order to recount the physical votes of the last electoral act, held on October 28 and which culminated in re-election. Luís Filipe Vieira, with 62.59 percent of the votes.
Here is the statement of the Board of the Assembly:
«Announcement of its president, the Board of the General Assembly of Sport Lisboa e Benfica considered a request presented by the partners Francisco Benitez, João Pinheiro and Nuno Leite, who requested:
“a) That a three-member commission appointed by the signatories, made up of partners João Pinheiro, João Leite and Tiago Godinho, have access (through consultation and possible photocopying) to all the elements that make up the electoral process for the 2020 quadrennium – 2024;
b) That the counting of all vote receipts be promoted in a public act and that the count be recorded in the minutes for dissemination to the members of Sport Lisboa e Benfica;
c) That the Sport Lisboa e Benfica services be required to provide a descriptive report on how the computer solution that supported the electronic vote collection and counting operation was parameterized and operated, with subsequent disclosure to the Sport Lisboa e Benfica partners. “
This request was based on paragraph h) of paragraph 1 and paragraph b) of paragraph 2 of article 17 of the Bylaws, which grant members with more than one year of membership the right to “request from the governing bodies information and clarifications and make useful suggestions for Sport Lisboa e Benfica “. Paragraph d) of paragraph 1 of article 17 of the Company Bylaws was also invoked, which establishes the right of the members to be elected to the governing bodies.
The request was addressed to the President of the General Assembly because the organization of the electoral procedure is the responsibility of the General Assembly Bureau and its President is listed as the most representative entity of the partners, being responsible for ensuring legality, compliance and compliance. of the precepts. statutory (articles 58 and 54 (1), respectively, of the Statutes).
In response to this request, the Board of the General Assembly of Sport Lisboa e Benfica unanimously approved the following resolution:
1 – The General Electoral Assembly held on October 28, 2020 is a justified source of pride for the members of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. In addition to the participation of 38,102 members, a figure never before reached in the elections of Portuguese clubs and very rarely reached worldwide, it was carried out with exemplary courtesy, which should be highlighted in a difficult situation, in which we We are facing a very serious pandemic. .
2 – The election of the governing bodies was carried out by electronic voting, respecting the form and term provided in articles 57, section 1, and 55, section 2, letter a), respectively, of the Company Bylaws. , expressed pluralism of opinions, with the presentation of three lists, and provided an unequivocal result. No irregularities or illegalities that could jeopardize its validity were detected and the competing lists did not present any objection. At the end of the Assembly, the elected corporate bodies assumed control, as prescribed in article 58, paragraph 7, of the Statutes.
3 – The organization of the electoral process and the guarantee of the legality of all the procedures adopted were the responsibility of the outgoing General Meeting and, in particular, of its President. The results have become final and are currently not subject to review or alteration by any Sport Lisboa e Benfica body. However, since there is no challenge to the elections before the General Assembly Board, the requirement under analysis can only be interpreted, materially, as an inspiring request or inquiry into the electoral process.
4 – Appreciation of said request is not the responsibility of the General Meeting Table or its President, because it is not a matter provided for in article 54 of the Statutes and it refers to an electoral process prior to taking office . , which culminated in its inauguration.
In view of the foregoing, it is decided not to grant the request submitted by the partners Francisco Benitez, João Pinheiro and Nuno Leite.
Table of the General Assembly of Sport Lisboa e Benfica
