Digitalizing general meetings of Professional Soccer Clubs

Tailored to the club's bylaws

With over 100 years of history, Real Murcia FC is the most prominent team in the region. Having played several seasons in the first division, it has more than 33,000 shareholders, thanks to the 2018 #SOSRealMurcia social movement, which led to a change in the club’s organizational structure.

In the context of the pandemic and given the geographical dispersion of its shareholders worldwide, Real Murcia decided to transition to a fully virtual shareholders' meeting. Electronic voting in shareholders' meetings of sports clubs is legal and increasingly common across teams of all levels. However, voting procedures must be adapted to align with the specific requirements of each club’s bylaws.

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Proxy vote management

In Real Murcia's case, regulations required that voting questions could be edited until the last moment. Additionally, results had to be presented in real-time, as the outcome of some votes influenced subsequent questions. All of this was made possible thanks to Kuorum’s intuitive voting editor.

Once the meeting was announced, the next step was to collect the personal data of voting-eligible shareholders and manage proxy delegations. Kuorum supports its clients in creating this digital registry. This phase is especially sensitive, as data protection regulations must be adhered to, and high levels of cybersecurity ensured. Kuorum complies with the National Security Framework and undergoes frequent data protection audits to provide voters with complete peace of mind.

"We decided to go fully virtual with our meeting and needed robust technology."
Digitalizing general meetings of Professional Soccer Clubs

A service designed to prevent legal challenges

One of the main concerns for clients implementing electronic voting for the first time is the risk of undesired legal challenges. Kuorum employs a timestamp service from a Trust Service Provider certified by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, a requirement of electronic identification regulations within the European Union. For every vote registered on our clients’ platforms, an advanced electronic signature certificate is issued. These certificates are securely stored for five years in compliance with applicable laws.

Electronic voting certificates are admissible as documentary evidence in court, and are also sent to shareholders via email, confirming their votes were correctly registered. This approach minimizes challenges related to the voting process while offering shareholders a secure and seamless voting experience.

On the day of the telematic shareholders' meeting

As a Public Limited Sports Company born from fan activism, Real Murcia remains deeply committed to shareholder participation in overseeing the board of directors and making key decisions for the club. Its shareholders are well aware of this and, therefore, expect top-notch service for such an important event. That’s why the club entrusted Kuorum with managing the video conference moderation and providing telephone assistance to voters, allowing the Board of Directors to focus on what truly matters: the content of the meeting and organized debate with their shareholders.

In the future, Real Murcia aims to give its shareholders the flexibility to attend meetings either in person or virtually. This can be easily achieved with a consistent and secure electronic voting solution.

At Kuorum, we’ve been organizing comprehensive telematic shareholder meetings for years, covering everything from drafting the announcement to presenting results. If you’re looking to ensure the well-being of your shareholders while providing them with a secure, transparent, and excellent voting experience, contact us and we will advise your team with no strings attached.

Videoconference
Certified vote
Multilanguage
No incidents

"On the day of the meeting, we entrusted Kuorum with moderating the videoconference and the voting, which allowed us to fully focus on its content."

Álvaro Ruiz Moreno
Álvaro Ruiz Moreno
Director of Real Murcia C.F.
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