Pennsylvania § 1764 - Voting lists.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1764 — Voting lists., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1764. Voting lists.
(a) General rule.--The officer or agent having charge of the share register of a business corporation shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each. This section does not require the corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on the list. The list shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of each meeting of shareholders and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting for the purposes thereof. A shareholder and any agent or attorney who inspects the list may use the information on the list only for purposes related to the meeting and must keep the information on the list confidential.
(b) Effect of list.--Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at a meeting prior to a demand at the meeting by any shareholder entitled to vote thereat to examine the list. The original share register, or a duplicate thereof kept in this Commonwealth, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine the list or share register or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.
(c) Electronic meetings.--If a meeting of shareholders is not held at a geographic location, the corporation shall make the list of shareholders required by subsection (a) available in a reasonably accessible manner.
(d) Cross reference.--See section 2529 (relating to voting lists).
(July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1764 cover?
Section 1764 ("Voting lists.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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