Now Unit Owners Can Vote for Themselves, Rather Than Allowing Proxies That Consolidate Power in the Hands of a Few Individuals.
Some condo professionals – lawyers, condo managers and directors – have been reluctant to embrace the simple, cost-effective technology of electronic voting.
Condominium developers are now starting to use electronic voting for turnover meetings simply by adding the authority to vote electronically.
Now that electronic voting is allowed in Ontario condos, how exactly does it work?
Many condominium corporations have started to pass Electronic Voting by-laws to allow owners to vote on-line rather than having owners’ complete proxy forms.
Responsible boards of condominium corporations should encourage unit owners to vote for themselves, rather than allowing proxies to consolidate power in the hands of a few.
A U.S.-based company has introduced electronic voting for condos to Canada, paving the way for corporations to completely digitize the ballot box.
A Toronto-based condo lawyer is changing the voting game for condo corporations in Ontario.
