Colorado § 10-14-104 - Representative form of government - defined.
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§ 10-14-104. Representative form of government - defined.
(1) A society has a representative form of government when:
(a) The supreme governing body is either:
(I) An assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or at intermediate assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives, together with other delegates as may be prescribed in the society's governing documents. A society may provide for the election of delegates by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute at least a majority of the delegates and not less than two-thirds of the votes of the assembly and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's governing documents. The assembly shall be elected, shall meet at least once every four years, and shall elect a board of directors to conduct the business of the society between meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the board of directors between elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's governing documents.
(II) A board composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or by their representatives in intermediate assemblies, and any other persons prescribed in the society's governing documents. A society may provide for election of the board by mail. Each term of a board member shall not exceed four years. Vacancies on the board between elections shall be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's governing documents. Those persons elected to the board shall constitute at least a majority of the board and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's governing documents. A person filling the unexpired term of an elected board member shall be considered to be an elected member. The board shall meet at least semiannually to conduct the business of the society.
(b) The officers of the society are elected either by the supreme governing body or by the board of directors, pursuant to the governing documents of the society;
(c) Only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme governing body, the board of directors, or any intermediate assembly; and
(d) Each voting member has one vote. No vote may be cast by proxy.
Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 586, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 10-14-103 as it existed prior to 1993, and the former § 10-14-104 was relocated to § 10-14-503.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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