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BILL: CS/S13 1178 Page 34 o For elections of the board of administration, able to permanently separate any authentication or identifying information from the electronic election ballot, rendering it impossible to tie an election ballot to a specific unit owner. o Able to store and keep electronic votes accessible to election officials for recount, inspection, and review purposes. Unit owners who vote electronically may be counted as attending the meeting for the purpose of determining a quorum.80 A unit owner may opt -out of his or her consent to vote electronically. 81 Effect of Proposed Changes The bill amends ss. 718.128 and 719.129, F.S., relating to electronic voting in condominium and cooperative associations, respectively, to allow condominium and cooperative unit owners to consent to electronic voting in condominium and cooperative association elections by using an electronic means of consent. Conflicts of Interests — Condominiums Present Situation Section 718.3027, F.S., provides the process for resolving potential conflict of interest for the officers and directors of condominium associations. It requires an officer or director of a condominium association (that is not a timeshare condominium association), to disclose any financial interest of the officer or director (or such person's relative) in a contract for goods or services, if such activity may reasonably be construed by the board to be a conflict of interest. The board of a condominium association must approve a contract for services or other transactions by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all other directors present. A director or officer who is a party to, or has an interest in, the activity that may be a potential conflict of interest must leave the board meeting during the discussion and vote, and must recuse himself or herself from the vote. Effect of Proposed Changes The bill amends s. 718.3027, F.S., to provide that the attendance of an officer or director at the meeting of the board is sufficient to constitute a quorum for the meeting and for the vote taken in his or her absence when the director is required to leave the room during the discussion and vote on a contract in which the director, or his relative, has an interest. Nonpayment of Monetary Obligations Present Situation Section 718.303(5), F.S., allows an association to suspend the voting rights of a unit owner or member due to nonpayment of any fee, fine, or other monetary obligation due to the association which is more than $1,000 and more than 90 days delinquent. The association must send the unit 80 Sections 718.128(3) and 719.129(3), F.S., relating to electronic voting in condominium and cooperative associations, respectively. 81 Section 718.128(5) and 719.129(5), F.S., relating to electronic voting in condominium and cooperative associations, respectively. 344