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2022 Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations
Article 7 - Meetings
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-3-709. Remote Communication by Members
Universal Citation: GA Code § 14-3-709 (2022)
When authorized by the board of directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as such board of directors may adopt, members not physically present at a meeting of the corporation may, by means of remote communication:
- Participate in a meeting of members; and
- Be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of members, whether such meeting is held at a designated place or held wholly by means of remote communication, provided that:
- The corporation implements reasonable procedures to verify that each person deemed present at the meeting by means of remote communication is a member or holder of a proxy; and
- When any member or holder of a proxy votes at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or such other action shall be maintained by the corporation.
History. Code 1981, § 14-3-709 , enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 115, § 6/HB 306; Ga. L. 2022, p. 352, § 14/HB 1428.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective April 29, 2021.
The 2022 amendment, effective May 2, 2022, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subparagraph (2)(A).
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