District Of Columbia § 29-405.08 - Conduct of meeting.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 29-405.08 — Conduct of meeting., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-405.08. Conduct of meeting.
29-405.08At each meeting of members, an individual shall preside as chair. The chair shall be appointed:
As provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws;
In the absence of a provision in the articles or bylaws, by the board of directors; or
In the absence of both a provision in the articles or bylaws and an appointment by the board, by the members at the meeting.
Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the chair shall determine the order of business and has the authority to establish rules for the conduct of the meeting.
Any rules adopted for, and the conduct of, the meeting shall be fair to the members.
The chair of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls close for each matter voted upon. If no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies, or votes, or any otherwise permissible revocations or changes thereto, shall be accepted.
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Section 29-405.08 ("Conduct of meeting.") 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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