{"code":"CORP","codeName":"Corporations Code","section":"301","citation":"Corp. Code, § 301","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. CORPORATIONS [100. - 14707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL CORPORATION LAW [100. - 2319.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Directors and Management [300. - 318.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/title-1/division-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 876, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/corp/301.5\">301.5</a>, at each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. However, to effectuate a voting shift (Section <a href=\"/corp/194.7\">194.7</a>) the articles may provide that directors hold office for a shorter term. The articles may provide for the election of one or more directors by the holders of the shares of any class or series voting as a class or series.</p><p>(b) Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.</p>","text":"(a) Except as provided in Section 301.5, at each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. However, to effectuate a voting shift (Section 194.7) the articles may provide that directors hold office for a shorter term. The articles may provide for the election of one or more directors by the holders of the shares of any class or series voting as a class or series. (b) Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/corporations-code/directors-and-management-301","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}