District Of Columbia § 29-308.21 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 29-308.21 — Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-308.21. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.
29-308.21A bylaw that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:
If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides;
If adopted by the board of directors, either by the shareholders or by the board of directors.
A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it can be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.
Action by the board of directors under subsection (a) of this section to amend or repeal a bylaw that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
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Section 29-308.21 ("Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. 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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