Pennsylvania commonly permits
corporations, and nonprofits to conduct remote and virtual meetings. Remote
meetings contingent on an association’s articles of incorporation, charter, or
bylaws. The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 governs non-profit
corporations regarding corporate structure and procedure. If a condominium or
planned community association is organized as a non-profit corporation, it will
be governed by the Act. Contact your association’s
attorney to see what your community’s options are for virtual meetings based
upon your governing documents.
Applicable Statute:
Nonprofit Corporation Act
§ 5708.
Use of conference telephone or other electronic technology.
(a)
Incorporators, directors and members of an other body.–Except as otherwise
provided in the bylaws, one or more persons may participate in a meeting of the
incorporators, the board of directors or an other body of a nonprofit
corporation by means of conference telephone or other electronic technology by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence
in person at the meeting.
(b)
Members.–Except as otherwise provided in the bylaws, the presence or
participation, including voting and taking other action, at a meeting of members,
or the expression of consent or dissent to corporate action, by a member by
conference telephone or other electronic means, including, without limitation,
the Internet, shall constitute the presence of, or vote or action by, or
consent or dissent of the member for the purposes of this subpart.