voting for new HOA

[Guest Steve]

we are starting up a new HOA in a new neighborhood, one of the questions that came up

when voting for nominating officers, can we include proxy voting or do the residents have to

be in person to vote?

[Chris Harrison]

Proxy voting (or any other form of absentee voting) isn't allowed unless the bylaws specifically provide for it (RONR pp. 423-424).

[George Mervosh]

Also check out FAQ #10 written by the RONR Authors http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#10

[Rev Ed]

Also, check any statute covering HOAs in your jurisdiction. The statute might allow for proxy voting.

[George Mervosh]

Also, check any statute covering HOAs in your jurisdiction. The statute might allow for proxy voting.

That doesn't mean they should consider using it.

[Gary Novosielski]

Also, check any statute covering HOAs in your jurisdiction. The statute might allow for proxy voting.

Merely "allowing for it" would not be sufficient. The statute would have to go further, to the point of abrogating the right of HOAs to have rules that prohibit proxy voting.

The adoption of RONR as the parliamentary authority constitutes a prohibition on proxy voting unless the bylaws explicitly authorize it, or the statute specifically mandates it..