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Voting by proxy or mail - 15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7527

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     § 7527.  Voting by proxy or mail.
        (a)  General rule.--Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws,
     no member may vote by proxy or by mail. No unrevoked proxy shall
     be valid more than 11 months from the date of its execution. If
     voting by mail is permitted, absent members may, under rules
     prescribed by the bylaws, be permitted to vote on specific
     questions by written ballot prepared by the association and sent
     by mail to or deposited with the secretary or other designated
     officer of the association.
        (b)  Action on marketing programs.--Except for day-to-day
     operating decisions relating to existing programs, no
     association shall vote for its members on any new programs or
     substantially modified proposals other than those regulated by
     Federal or State agencies affecting existing marketing or
     marketing development programs or amendments thereto unless it
     has either first obtained approval of the delegates or conducted
     a mail poll of its membership, and in such later event apprised
     the members of their rights to cast a vote and method of voting
     under the program and notified its membership of the results and
     its intentions at least five days prior to casting its vote. If
     proxy voting is allowed by the bylaws of the association, the
     proxy shall be valid only for the particular date and the
     specific issue for which the vote is called.

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