From my understanding of the Act the word ‘may’ indicates that it is an optional provision. The Act would say ‘must’ if it was mandatory.
Therefore the suggestion that I made about electronic voting at an AGM for committee members shouldn’t conflict with the Act, provided that this had been approved by the OC at a general meeting prior to the change of procedure.
A suggestion for the OC with regards to ‘getting to know’ the candidates would be to require that each candidate write a short paragraph about themselves and their experience, possibly a max of 100 words. An OC may even want the candidate to include a photo.
The Electronic Transaction Act should provide guidance as to how electronic voting is conducted:
https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/inforce/235adf26-6085-6179-8cbd-d0ddf6bbdab4/2000-8.pdf
Clarification can be sought from the OFT.
Electronic voting works VERY well in QLD.
Apologies about the ‘seconder’.