Georgia § 2-10-89 - Removal of officers or directors.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 2-10-89 — Removal of officers or directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-10-89. Removal of officers or directors.
Any member may bring charges against an officer or director by filing such charges in writing with the secretary of the association together with a petition signed by 10 percent of the members requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be voted upon at the next regular or special meeting of the association. By a vote of a majority of the members, the association may remove the officer or director and fill the vacancy. Prior to the meeting, the director or officer against whom charges have been brought shall be informed in writing of the charges. He shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses and the person or persons bringing the charges against him shall have the same opportunity. When the bylaws provide for election of directors by districts with primary elections in each district, the petition for removal of a director shall be signed by 20 percent of the members residing in the district from which he was elected. The board of directors shall call a special meeting of the members residing in that district to consider the removal of the director. By a vote of the majority of the members of that district, the director in question shall be removed from office. (Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 13; Code 1933, § 65-210.)
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