Recent changes to Illinois state law will make it easier for in-state nonprofits, including some 2,000 Illinois associations, to conduct member votes by mail and electronically, say association leaders and law experts. The bill, signed into law by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and taking effect Jan. 1, 2010, amends the General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986. That law stipulates that for a measure to pass through a mail ballot, at least half of all members must vote in favor, a requirement that makes conducting nonprofit business by mail difficult, said Jed Mandel, Association Forum of Chicagoland general counsel. The new law, however, makes electronic communication the… Read More