Texas § BO.251.256 - VOTING BY MAIL
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§ BO.251.256. VOTING BY MAIL
VOTING BY MAIL. (a) The certificate of formation or bylaws of a cooperative association may contain the procedures in Subsection (b) or (c), or both, for voting by mail. (b) With notice of a meeting sent to members of the cooperative association, the secretary may include a copy of a proposal to be offered at the meeting. If a mail vote is returned to the cooperative association within the specified number of days, the mail vote shall be counted with the votes cast at the meeting. (c) The secretary may send to a member of the cooperative association who is absent from a meeting an exact copy of the proposal considered at the meeting. If the vote is returned to the cooperative association within the specified number of days, the mail vote is counted with the votes cast at the meeting. (d) The certificate of formation or bylaws may state whether and to what extent mail votes are counted in computing a quorum. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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Section BO.251.256 ("VOTING BY MAIL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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