Study On Shareholders' Vote Via Internet

With development of internet and advancement of electronic commerce, shareholders may exerts right to vote via internet so that shareholder have more opportunities to take part in corporate governance via internet. But at present, shareholders of listed companies in our country can only take part in general meeting of shareholders personally or authorize another to attend the meeting, and electronic votes are not accepted in principle. Voting via internet may save cost of business, may overcome shortcomings of the system of authorizing another to exert right to vote and may enhance democratic participation. The thesis expounds necessity of the system of shareholder voting via internet, introduces general situation of the system of shareholder voting via internet, analyzes legislations, practices and experience of foreign systems on shareholder voting via internet, takes Law of Electronic Signature of our country as background and discusses practicability of establishing system of voting via internet in our country, points out problems in electronic commerce which block the system of shareholder voting via internet and obstacles in laws, and puts forward the suggestion to establish and improve basic establishments and market environment related to the system of shareholder voting via internet. The thesis emphasizes in discussing related legal problems of shareholder voting via internet in our country and other legal systems related to voting via internet.