Alabama § 10A-2A-7.02 - Special Meetings.
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§ 10A-2A-7.02. Special Meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the board of directors or by such person or persons as may be authorized by the certificate of incorporation or by the bylaws.
(b) In the event that the certificate of incorporation or bylaws allow stockholders to demand a special meeting of the stockholders, then if not otherwise fixed under Section 10A-2A-7.03 or Section 10A-2A-7.07, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to demand a special meeting shall be the first date on which a signed stockholder demand is delivered to the corporation. No written demand for a special meeting shall be effective unless, within 60 days of the earliest date on which the demand delivered to the corporation as allowed by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws was signed, written demands signed by stockholders holding at least the percentage of votes specified in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws have been delivered to the corporation.
(c) Unless the board of directors determines to hold the meeting solely by means of remote participation in accordance with Section 10A-2A-7.09(c), special meetings of stockholders may be held (i) in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or (ii) if no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, at the corporation’s principal office.
(d) Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice required by Section 10A-2A-7.05(c) may be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10A-2A-7.02 ("Special Meetings.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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