Electronic Voting Does Not Eliminate the Need for Limited Proxies

Q: My condominium association recently held a vote to amend our bylaws. When the association sent out the notice of meeting, it mailed and e-mailed it to all owners. The notice stated the date of the meeting and that owners could vote on the amendments electronically. The association did not include a proxy with the notice. Owners who attended the meeting were allowed to vote in person if they had not already voted electronically. However, because there was no proxy sent out with the notice, the association did not receive enough votes, and the amendments did not pass. From reading your prior articles, it was my understanding that owners are permitted to vote by limited proxy on document amendments. Was the association required to send a proxy with the notice of meeting? (M.C., via e-mail)