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Pennsylvania Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What Pennsylvania'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

Pennsylvania nonprofit boards may act by consent signed by all directors in office unless the bylaws restrict it. Association statutes allow remote board participation and don't require open board meetings.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
15 Pa.C.S. §5727(b); 68 Pa.C.S. §§5308, 3308 · 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 · Condominium associations

Pennsylvania nonprofit boards may act by consent signed by all directors in office unless the bylaws restrict it. Association statutes allow remote board participation and don't require open board meetings.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
15 Pa.C.S. §5727(b); 68 Pa.C.S. §§5308, 3308 · 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

Pennsylvania owners may vote by absentee or electronic ballot unless the declaration or bylaws prohibit it; identity is confirmed, a receipt is given, and communities of 500+ units use an independent reviewer for elections.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Confirm owner identity
  • Receipt to each voter
  • In person vote overrides
  • Independent reviewer 500 plus units
Citation
68 Pa.C.S. §5310 (planned communities); §3310 (condominiums) · 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

Pennsylvania owners may vote by absentee or electronic ballot unless the declaration or bylaws prohibit it; identity is confirmed, a receipt is given, and communities of 500+ units use an independent reviewer for elections.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Confirm owner identity
  • Receipt to each voter
  • In person vote overrides
  • Independent reviewer 500 plus units
Citation
68 Pa.C.S. §5310 (planned communities); §3310 (condominiums) · 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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