§ 23-17-11-6 — Vote by proxy

Indiana § 23-17-11-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 23: BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
• Art. 17: NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
• Ch. 11: Voting

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(a) A member may vote the member's
membership in person or by proxy.
(b) Unless articles of incorporation or bylaws prohibit or limit proxy
voting, a member may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the
member by signing an appointment form:
(1) personally; or
(2) by an attorney-in-fact.
(c) An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the
secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An
appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless a shorter or longer
period is expressly provided in the appointment form.
(d) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the member.
(e) The death or incapacity of the member appointing a proxy does
not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy's authority
unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or
other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy
exercises the proxy's authority under the appointment.
(f) Subject to section 8 of this chapter and to any express limitation
on the proxy's authority appearing on the face of the appointment form,
a corporation may accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the
member making the appointment.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.