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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-34 > Chapter-34-36-1 > 34-36-1-3-10SECTION 34-36.1-3.10
§ 34-36.1-3.10 Voting – Proxies.– (a) If only one of the multiple owners of a unit is present at a meeting of theassociation, that person is entitled to cast all the votes allocated to thatunit. If more than one of the multiple owners are present, the votes allocatedto that unit may be cast only in accordance with the agreement of a majority ininterest of the multiple owners, unless the declaration expressly providesotherwise. There is majority agreement if any one of the multiple owners caststhe votes allocated to that unit without protest being made promptly to theperson presiding over the meeting by any of the other owners of the unit.
(b) Votes allocated to a unit may be cast pursuant to a proxyduly executed by a unit owner. If a unit is owned by more than one person, eachowner of the unit may vote or register protest to the casting of votes by theother owners of the unit through a duly executed proxy. A unit owner may notrevoke a proxy given pursuant to this section except by actual notice ofrevocation to the person presiding over a meeting of the association. A proxyis void if it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. A proxyterminates one year after its date, unless it specifies a shorter term.
(c) If the declaration requires that votes on specifiedmatters affecting the condominium be cast by lessees rather than unit owners ofleased units: (1) the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) apply to lessees asif they were unit owners; (2) unit owners who have leased their units to otherpersons may not cast votes on those specified matters; and (3) lessees areentitled to notice of meetings, access to records, and other rights respectingthose matters as if they were unit owners. Unit owners must also be givennotice, in the manner provided in § 34-36.1-3.08, of all meetings at whichlessees may be entitled to vote.
(d) No votes allocated to a unit owned by the association maybe cast.
