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@Richard Brown, @Shmuel Gerber, and @Weldon Merritt: Thank you for your input regarding the electronic ballot questions. I appreciate your time.

Hello, I currently serve as the Secretary for a non-profit organization. The organization's Board Advisor recently conducted an electronic vote to fill a vacant Board position. Reviewing RONR 12th ed., 45:3, Right of Abstention, a member can express their opinion by their vote; they can also abstain. An electronic ballot to fill a vacant Board position was emailed to qualified members with an option to vote for one of the two candidates; however, there was no option on the electronic ballot form to abstain. Is this form of ballot correct per RONR? Related, without the ability for members to abstain, are the election results valid? There are no provisions within the organization's Bylaws or Policies and Procedures which address either matter. Thank you.

Thank you, @George Mervosh and @Richard Brown!

Hello, I'm the Secretary for a non-profit organization and we have a Board meeting taking place this Friday/Saturday. Each day, we have an Executive Session scheduled; unfortunately, we have Board members who are unable to attend due to pre-existing conflicts. I believe that I read in RONR 12th ed. that information which comes as a result of an Executive Session can be shared with absent Board members who are qualified to attend an Executive Session. I'm not able to retrieve that information for additional review. Admittedly, I may have misread the information in RONR 12th ed. Thank you in advance.