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1.A corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of
the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall, and any other corporation may, appoint
one or more inspectors to act at a meeting of shareholders in connection with determining
voting results. Each inspector shall verify in writing that the inspector will faithfully execute
the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector’s
ability. An inspector may be an officer or employee of the corporation. The inspectors may
appoint or retain other persons to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of
inspector under subsection 2, and may rely on information provided by such persons and
other persons, including those appointed to tabulate votes, unles
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1. A corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of
the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall, and any other corporation may, appoint
one or more inspectors to act at a meeting of shareholders in connection with determining
voting results. Each inspector shall verify in writing that the inspector will faithfully execute
the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector’s
ability. An inspector may be an officer or employee of the corporation. The inspectors may
appoint or retain other persons to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of
inspector under subsection 2, and may rely on information provided by such persons and
other persons, including those appointed to tabulate votes, unless the inspectors believe
reliance is unwarranted.
2. The inspectors shall do all of the following:
a. Ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each.
b. Determine the shares represented at a meeting.
c. Determine the validity of proxy appointments and ballots.
d. Count all votes.
e. Make a written report of the results.
3. In performing their duties, the inspectors may examine any of the following:
a. The proxy appointment forms and any other information provided in accordance with
section 490.722, subsection 2.
b. Any envelope or related writing submitted with those appointment forms.
c. Any ballots.
d. Any evidence or other information specified in section 490.724.
e. The relevant books and records of the corporation relating to its shareholders and their
entitlement to vote, including any securities position list provided by a depository clearing
agency.
4. a. The inspectors also may consider other information that they believe is relevant
and reliable for the purpose of performing any of the duties assigned to them pursuant to
subsection 2, including for all of the following purposes:
(1) Evaluating inconsistent, incomplete, or erroneous information.
(2) Reconciling information submitted on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees, or
similar persons that indicates more votes being cast than a proxy authorized by the record
shareholder is entitled to cast.
b. If the inspectors consider other information allowed by this subsection, they shall
in their report under subsection 2 specify the information considered by them, including
the purpose or purposes for which the information was considered, the person or persons
from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means
by which the information was obtained, and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such
information is relevant and reliable.
5. Determinations of law by the inspectors of election are subject to de novo review by a
court in a proceeding under section 490.749 or other judicial proceeding.