CHAPTER 5. Meetings and Voting [5510. - 5527.]

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 567.

§§ 5510–5527 · 16 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 5510–5517 · 8 sections

   • § 5510 (a) Meetings of members may be held at a place within or without this state as may be stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no other place is…
   • § 5511 (a) Whenever members are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than…
   • § 5512 (a) One-third of the voting power, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members, but, subject to subdivisions (b) and…
   • § 5513 (a) Subject to subdivision (e), and unless prohibited in the articles or bylaws, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may…
   • § 5514 (a) Any form of proxy or written ballot distributed to 10 or more members of a corporation with 100 or more members shall afford an opportunity on the proxy or…
   • § 5515 (a) If for any reason it is impractical or unduly difficult for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates, or directors, or…
   • § 5516 Any action required or permitted to be taken by the members may be taken without a meeting, if all members shall individually or collectively consent in…
   • § 5517 (a) If the name signed on a ballot, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith is…
2. ARTICLE 2. Additional Provisions Relating to Election of Directors §§ 5520–5527 · 8 sections

   • § 5520 (a) As to directors elected by members, there shall be available to the members reasonable nomination and election procedures given the nature, size and…
   • § 5521 A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that, except for directors who are elected as authorized by Section 5152 or 5153, and except as provided in…
   • § 5522 A corporation with 5,000 or more members may provide that, in any election of a director or directors by members of the corporation except for an election…
   • § 5523 A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that where it distributes any written election material soliciting a vote for any nominee for director at…
   • § 5524 A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that upon written request by any nominee for election to the board and the payment with such request of the…
   • § 5525 (a) This section shall apply to corporations publishing or mailing materials on behalf of any nominee in connection with procedures for the nomination and…
   • § 5526 Without authorization of the board, no corporate funds may be expended to support a nominee for director after there are more people nominated for director…
   • § 5527 An action challenging the validity of any election, appointment or removal of a director or directors must be commenced within nine months after the election,…