State guides / Ohio

Ohio Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What Ohio'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 · Condominium associations

Ohio boards may act without a meeting by unanimous signed writing filed with the records; transmissions by authorized communications equipment count as signed.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
R.C. 1702.25; condominiums R.C. 5311.08(A)(4); planned communities R.C. 5312.04(D)-(F) · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

What about an Emergency between Meetings?

Nonprofit corporations · Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

Ohio boards may act without a meeting by unanimous signed writing filed with the records; transmissions by authorized communications equipment count as signed.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
R.C. 1702.25; condominiums R.C. 5311.08(A)(4); planned communities R.C. 5312.04(D)-(F) · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-10-13

How Are Votes Taken in a Board Meeting?

Homeowners associations · Condominium associations

Ohio association boards may meet electronically or by phone if every member can hear (or read in real time) and respond.

Qwibie counts the vote as: A majority of votes cast.

Citation
R.C. 5311.08(A)(4)(a); R.C. 5312.04(D) · 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.

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