Electronic Voting Statute

Adopted:  Assembly Bill (A3802)—or its companion bill in the Senate (S1293)  “An owner shall be allowed to choose to cast a ballot anonymously for the election of governing board members. An owner also shall be allowed to cast a ballot by mail, in person, or if the association permits, by electronic ballot. A mailed ballot or an electronic ballot shall be deemed to be a proxy for purposes of determining a quorum for the meeting at which the election is conducted."

Virtual Meeting Statute

New Jersey commonly permits corporations, and nonprofits to conduct remote and virtual meetings. Remote meetings contingent on an association’s articles of incorporation, charter, or  bylaws. Contact your association’s attorney to see what your community’s options are for virtual meetings based upon your governing documents.

2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes Title 15A - CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT Chapter 6 - Board of trustees Section 15a:6-10 - Place and notice of trustees' meetings

a. Meetings of the board may be held either within or without this State, unless otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws.

b. Regular meetings of the board may be held with or without notice as prescribed in the bylaws. Special meetings of the board shall be held upon notice as prescribed in the bylaws. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any trustee who signs a waiver of notice, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any trustee at a meeting without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of the meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice by that trustee. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the board need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting unless required by the bylaws. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place are fixed at the meeting adjourning and if the period of adjournment does not exceed 10 days in any one adjournment.

c. Any or all trustees may participate in a meeting of the board or a committee of the board by means of conference telephone or any means of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting are able to hear each other, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws.

L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:6-10, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.

                Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 15a:6-10 (2018)