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Rhode Island Voting Rules for Boards and Members

What Rhode Island'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

In Rhode Island a nonprofit board may act without a meeting if every director signs a written consent; it counts as a unanimous vote.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-6-104 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-11-12

What about an Emergency between Meetings?

Nonprofit corporations

In Rhode Island a nonprofit board may act without a meeting if every director signs a written consent; it counts as a unanimous vote.

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

  • File consent with minutes
Citation
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-6-104 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-11-12

Can Members Vote by Ballot without a Meeting?

Nonprofit corporations

Rhode Island nonprofit members may act without a meeting only if every member entitled to vote signs a written consent.

Qwibie asks for the steps below before the vote counts.

  • Unanimous member consent
Citation
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-6-104 · Read the source
Review
ReviewedSummary recorded as reviewed against the statute text, 2026-11-12

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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