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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law
Subtitle 3 - Corporations and Associations
Chapter 33 - The Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993
Subchapter 7 - Members' Meetings and Voting
Part B-- Voting
§ 4-33-724. Proxies
Universal Citation: AR Code § 4-33-724 (2017)
- (a) Unless the articles 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 either personally or by an attorney-in-fact.
- (b)
- (1) An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes.
- (2) An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form; provided however, that no proxy shall be valid for more than three (3) years from its date of execution.
- (c) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the member.
- (d) 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 authority under the appointment.
- (e) Appointment of a proxy is revoked by the person appointing the proxy:
- (1) attending any meeting and voting in person; or
- (2) signing and delivering to the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate proxy votes either a writing stating that the appointment of the proxy is revoked or a subsequent appointment form.
- (f) Subject to § 4-33-727 and any express limitation on the proxy's authority appearing on the face of the appointment form, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the member making the appointment.
- (g)
- (1) The signature of a member or the member's attorney-in-fact may be affixed to a proxy appointment form, a proxy revocation, or a subsequent appointment by any reasonable means, including without limitation facsimile signature or electronic image.
- (2) The written ballot may be delivered to the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes by electronic communication, including without limitation facsimile transmission or electronic mail.
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