Remote and electronic voting by owners in Texas
In a Texas property owners' association an owner's vote may be cast in person or by proxy at a meeting, by absentee ballot, by electronic ballot, or by any method of representative or delegated voting provided by a dedicatory instrument. Unless the documents say otherwise, the association need not offer more than one of absentee ballot, proxy and electronic ballot.
What the law says
Subject to Subsection (a-1), the voting rights of an owner may be cast or given: (1) in person or by proxy at a meeting of the property owners' association; (2) by absentee ballot in accordance with this section; (3) by electronic ballot in accordance with this section; or (4) by any method of representative or delegated voting provided by a dedicatory instrument.Last verified:
Also relevant
"electronic ballot" means a ballot: (1) given by: (A) e-mail; (B) facsimile; or (C) posting on an Internet website; (2) for which the identity of the property owner submitting the ballot can be confirmed; and (3) for which the property owner may receive a receipt of the electronic transmission and receipt of the owner's ballot.What this means in practice
An electronic ballot is a ballot given by e-mail, fax or a posting on an Internet website, for which the owner's identity can be confirmed and for which the owner may receive a receipt. An electronic ballot counts as an owner present only for the items on the ballot, is overridden by a vote the owner casts in person at a meeting, and cannot be counted on the final vote if the motion was amended at the meeting. The section supersedes contrary provisions in the dedicatory instruments. This page covers property owners' associations under Texas Property Code chapter 209.
Where Unitify fits
Unitify records votes and keeps the result. It does not run video meetings of its own and does not by itself satisfy an identification or signature rule of your law. Whether a vote taken this way counts depends on the law above and on your own rules.
How this works in UnitifyQuestions and answers
- Can owners vote remotely or electronically in Texas?
- In a Texas property owners' association an owner's vote may be cast in person or by proxy at a meeting, by absentee ballot, by electronic ballot, or by any method of representative or delegated voting provided by a dedicatory instrument. Unless the documents say otherwise, the association need not offer more than one of absentee ballot, proxy and electronic ballot.
- Where does this come from, and when was it checked?
- The quotation is from Tex. Prop. Code § 209.00592(a), (b) and (d), at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on September 16, 2026.