State guides / Michigan

Michigan Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What Michigan'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

Michigan nonprofit boards may act without a meeting if all directors in office consent in writing or by electronic transmission, unless the articles or bylaws prohibit it.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
MCL 450.2525 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

Michigan condominium board meeting rules come largely from the bylaws; until your bylaws are confirmed, Qwibie routes decisions to a short meeting.

Qwibie sends this decision to a short meeting.

Citation
MCL 450.2525 (nonprofit board consent, if the association is incorporated); the Michigan Condominium Act, MCL 559.101 et seq., was not read · 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

Michigan nonprofit boards may act without a meeting if all directors in office consent in writing or by electronic transmission, unless the articles or bylaws prohibit it.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
MCL 450.2525 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

Can Members Vote by Ballot without a Meeting?

Nonprofit corporations · Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

Michigan members may vote by ballot without a meeting if the articles or bylaws allow it, with a 20 to 90 day return window and the usual quorum and approval thresholds.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Articles or bylaws allow ballot
  • Return window 20 to 90 days
  • Ballots cast meet quorum
Citation
MCL 450.2408 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 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.

Run a Michigan Board on These Rules

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