North Dakota

North Dakota Annual General Meeting Requirements for Condos, Co-Ops, and HOAs

Scheduling your meetings for members and directors can be frustrating. It is impossible to choose a date that coordinates with everyone’s schedules. Endless emails, text messages, and conversations about dates do not result in an agreement for a meeting date.

Is there a better way to conduct association meetings? Yes, by using BuildingBoard for your next association meeting.

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762,062

Housing Units

380,173

Owner Occupied

62.40%

Associations

< 1,000

Simplify Your Board Meetings in North Dakota With BuildingBoard

BuildingBoard is an online platform that allows remote access to live association meetings. Members and directors participate and vote simultaneously with everyone who attends in person or remotely. BuildingBoard’s easy-to-use platform does not require you to download software or apps. All your members need is access to an internet browser.

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Risks of Missing a Quorum in North Dakota

Missing a quorum could result in costly delays because you cannot put matters to a vote without a quorum. Therefore, the board needs to choose another meeting date, send out notices, and hope enough people show up to meet the quorum. 

With remote access to meetings, you are likely to have more members participate in annual meetings. Remote access to association meetings can end your problems meeting a quorum.

Annual General Meeting Requirements

The annual meeting is held to conduct business that impacts the entire community. However, these meetings may also provide owners and shareholders the opportunity to voice concerns or issues.

Condos

Chapter 47-04.1 Condominium Ownership of Real Property governs most of the condominiums in North Dakota. The statutes do not refer to annual meetings, voting, proxies, or quorums. However, it states that the unit owners shall provide for the administration of the condominiums through bylaws. 

However, many homeowners associations are organized as nonprofit corporations, making them subject to the Nonprofit Corporations Act discussed below in the HOA section.

Co-Ops

Cooperatives may be organized under N.D. Cent. Code §10-15

Co-ops governed by this chapter of the code must hold an annual member meeting at the time fixed in the bylaws. If the bylaws do not provide for an annual meeting, the annual meeting is held within six months after the close of the fiscal year at the call of the board or the president. Notice of the annual meeting must be given to members at least ten days but not more than 30 days before the meeting date. 

A quorum at the member meeting equals ten percent of the first one hundred members plus five percent of the additional members present in person or represented by delegates. However, unless the bylaws set a higher quorum, a quorum shall never be more than 50 members nor less than five members, or a majority of all members, whichever is smaller.

Voting by proxy is not allowed in any cooperatives. However, the bylaws may provide for the representation of the members by delegates. The delegate would cast the votes to which members represented by the delegate would be eligible to cast. 

Absent members may submit a signed vote if the absent member received prior notification in writing of the exact resolution or motions for which the vote is taken.

HOAs

HOAs are generally organized as nonprofit corporations. Therefore, they are subject to the Nonprofit Corporations Act.

Associations must hold annual meetings of members unless the bylaws or articles state otherwise. If an annual meeting has not been held within the past 15 months, ten percent of the members with voting rights or 50 members with voting rights may demand an annual meeting. 

Notice of annual meetings must be given to all members at least five days before the meeting, but not more than 50 days before the meeting.

Members are entitled to one vote unless the bylaws or articles provide otherwise. Unless the bylaws or articles state otherwise, members may vote by voice, ballot, or remote communication. 

A quorum equals the majority of the members with voting rights present and entitled to vote on a matter or a majority of the voting power of the minimum number of members with voting rights that would constitute a quorum to transact business at a meeting. The bylaws or articles may state otherwise.

Virtual Annual Meetings in North Dakota

The statutes for Cooperative Associations and Condominiums do not mention remote access to meetings or electronic communication for annual meetings. 

Section 10-33-65 of the Nonprofit Corporation Act states that to the extent authorized by the bylaws or articles, the board may hold an annual meeting solely by remote communication in accordance with subsection 2 of §10-33-75. Section 2 requires that notice of the meeting is given to every member entitled to vote. The number of voting members participating in the meeting must constitute a quorum for the meeting. 

Reasonable measures must be taken to verify the identity of the person attending and voting remotely. In addition, individuals attending remotely must be able to participate in the live meeting. 

Board members should review all requirements for remote meetings in the code and their bylaws to ensure compliance with remote communications.

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BuildingBoard is easy to use, convenient, and avoids problems reaching quorums. Schedule your meeting, invite members via email, and conduct the vote on the day of the meeting. Your members vote via their smartphone or computer.

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