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ONLINE VOTING... from page 16.

In addition, the regulations provide that: • the electronic voting must be administered by a third-party and anonymity must be maintained; • an alternative method for voting must be offered (i.e. paper anony- mous ballots);

“...an alternative method for voting must be offered...”

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• the association can verify the eligi- bility of voters and count the ballots in a non-fraudulent and verifiable way; • ballot tallying still occur publicly and open to inspection for a peri- od of 90 days after the election; and • the same requirements with respect to the timing for notices, the listing of candidates alphabetically, and the requirement that write-in votes be allowed still apply. In closing, although certain techni- cal requirements must be met to com- ply with the Radburn Law, it seems like the option of electronic voting for community associations is here to stay, and that is a good thing. n

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