State guides / Massachusetts

Massachusetts Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What Massachusetts's statutes say about board votes, emergencies, meetings, and member ballots, as Qwibie summarizes them, with the citation for each.

Can the Board Vote without a Meeting?

Nonprofit corporations · Homeowners associations

Massachusetts nonprofit boards may act by written consent of all directors unless the articles or bylaws say otherwise; the consents are kept with the records of board meetings.

Qwibie counts the vote as: Every director consents in writing.

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
M.G.L. c.180 §10C (applying c.156B §59) · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

Condominium associations

Massachusetts condominium boards may meet by phone or video and vote electronically, including by email.

Qwibie counts the vote as: Every director consents in writing.

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
M.G.L. c.183A §24 (St. 2024, c.150, §47) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

What about an Emergency between Meetings?

Nonprofit corporations · Homeowners associations

Massachusetts nonprofit boards may act by written consent of all directors unless the articles or bylaws say otherwise; the consents are kept with the records of board meetings.

Qwibie counts the vote as: Every director consents in writing.

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
M.G.L. c.180 §10C (applying c.156B §59) · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

Condominium associations

Massachusetts condominium boards may meet by phone or video and vote electronically, including by email.

Qwibie counts the vote as: Every director consents in writing.

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
M.G.L. c.183A §24 (St. 2024, c.150, §47) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

Can Members Vote by Ballot without a Meeting?

Condominium associations

Massachusetts condominium boards may allow mail-in or electronic owner ballots if a quorum takes part.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Board authorizes electronic ballots
  • Quorum participates
Citation
M.G.L. c.183A §24(b)-(c) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

How Do Members Elect Directors?

Condominium associations

Massachusetts condominium boards may allow mail-in or electronic owner ballots if a quorum takes part.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Board authorizes electronic ballots
  • Quorum participates
Citation
M.G.L. c.183A §24(b)-(c) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

Not legal advice

These are Qwibie's own summaries, not the law, and they don't say what the law is today. Open the source to read the text, and ask your attorney how it applies to your organization. Your articles and bylaws may set a different rule where the statute allows it.

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