Unit owner voting

(1) Unit owners may vote at a meeting under subsection (2) or (3) of this section or, when a vote is conducted without a meeting, by ballot in the manner provided in subsection (4) of this section. (2) At a meeting of unit owners the following requirements apply: (a) Unless the declaration or bylaws otherwise provide, and except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, unit owners or their proxy holders may vote by voice vote, show of hands, standing, written ballot, or any other method authorized at the meeting. (b) If unit owners attend the meeting by a means of communication under RCW 64.90.445 (1) (e) or (f), the association shall implement reasonable measures to verify the identity of each unit owner attending remotely. (c) Whenever proposals or board members are to be voted upon at a meeting, a unit owner may vote by duly executed absentee ballot if: (i) The name of each candidate and the text of each proposal to be voted upon are set forth in a writing accompanying or contained in the notice of meeting; and (ii) A ballot is provided by the association for such purpose. Any ballot provided by the association for election of board members by the unit owners must designate a blank space for unit owners to cast a vote for one or more candidates. (d) When a unit owner votes by absentee ballot under (c) of this subsection, the association must be able to verify that the ballot is cast by the unit owner having the right to do so. (3) Unless the declaration or organizational documents otherwise provide, unit owners may vote by proxy subject to the following requirements: (a) Votes allocated to a unit may be cast pursuant to a directed or undirected proxy duly executed by a unit owner in the same manner as provided in RCW 24.06.110 . (b) When a unit owner votes by proxy, the association shall implement reasonable measures to verify the identity of the unit owner and the proxy holder. (c) A unit owner may revoke a proxy given pursuant to this section only by actual notice of revocation to the secretary or the person presiding over a meeting of the association or by delivery of a subsequent proxy. The death or disability of a unit owner does not revoke a proxy given by the unit owner unless the person presiding over the meeting has actual notice of the death or disability. (d) A proxy is void if it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. (e) Unless stated otherwise in the proxy, a proxy terminates 11 months after its date of issuance. (4) Unless the declaration or organizational documents otherwise provide, an association may conduct a vote without a meeting. The following requirements apply: (a) The association must notify the unit owners that the vote will be taken by ballot without a meeting. (b) The notice under (a) of this subsection must state: (i) The time and …

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