In practice, it's a little convoluted ( https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-13/t-rowe-price-voted-for-the-dell-buyout-by-accident https://www.bloomb

In practice, it's a little convoluted ( https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-13/t-rowe-price-voted-for-the-dell-buyout-by-accident https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-13/t-rowe-pr... , that story is about takeover bids, but I'm sure the process is similar). Occasionally, I get postcards asking me to nominate a proxy for some upcoming shareholders meeting due to investments I own through my 401(k). I guess that you should be on the lookout for that kind of postcard and follow the instructions.