SB 528

Current law specifies the means for governance of a cooperative organized in

this state. Currently, a member of a cooperative who is entitled to vote on a motion

may vote only by attending the meeting at which a vote is held, unless one of the

following applies: (1) the cooperative provides members with ballots for the vote on

the motion with the notice of the meeting at which the vote will be taken, together

with exact copies of the motion and any resolution to which the motion pertains, or

(2) the cooperative makes ballots and copies of the motion and resolution available

to members for the vote on the motion.

The bill authorizes a cooperative to permit electronic voting on a motion if the

cooperative permits absent members to vote on the motion as permitted under

current law, if the bylaws provide for electronic voting, if the cooperative is able to

authenticate that it is a member who is casting a vote, and if the cooperative gives

an electronic vote the same effect as a vote by an absent member under current law.