A member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting. Voting must be in person. For meetings that include the election of cooperative trustees, polling locations must be open for a minimum of four hours. When at least one of the races for cooperative trustee is contested prior to the annual meeting, each cooperative must provide a method by which members of the cooperative may cast a ballot in an election for trustees on a day other than, and before, the annual meeting day. The method for this alternative early voting should allow for voting by cooperative members from the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and should include reasonable accommodations for elderly, disabled, or infirmed members as permitted by this section. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 12-1034; 1952 Code Section 12-1034; 1942 Code Section 8555-98; 1939 (41) 240; 1989 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 56 (H.3145), Section 5.B, eff August 1, 2020.
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