State guides / New Jersey

New Jersey Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What New Jersey'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

New Jersey nonprofit boards may act by written consent of all trustees unless the certificate or bylaws say otherwise.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
N.J.S.A. 15A:6-7(c) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

New Jersey association boards take binding votes only at open, noticed meetings (a vote taken in closed session isn't binding), so decisions happen in a meeting.

Qwibie sends this decision to a short meeting.

Citation
N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46; N.J.A.C. 5:26-8.12 · 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

New Jersey nonprofit boards may act by written consent of all trustees unless the certificate or bylaws say otherwise.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
N.J.S.A. 15A:6-7(c) · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

New Jersey association boards take binding votes only at open, noticed meetings (a vote taken in closed session isn't binding), so decisions happen in a meeting.

Qwibie sends this decision to a short meeting.

Citation
N.J.S.A. 45:22A-46; N.J.A.C. 5:26-8.12 · 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?

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

New Jersey association ballots are anonymous; electronic ballots need bylaw permission, the owner's consent and a neutral third party.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Bylaws permit electronic
  • Owner consent to electronic
  • Neutral third party
  • Anonymous ballot
Citation
N.J.S.A. 45:22A-45.2; N.J.A.C. 5:26-8.9 · Read the source
Review
Consideration onlyNot yet reviewed against the enacted text: a consideration only, 2026-10-13

How Do Members Elect Directors?

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

New Jersey association ballots are anonymous; electronic ballots need bylaw permission, the owner's consent and a neutral third party.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Bylaws permit electronic
  • Owner consent to electronic
  • Neutral third party
  • Anonymous ballot
Citation
N.J.S.A. 45:22A-45.2; N.J.A.C. 5:26-8.9 · 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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