Indiana § 23-1-39-3 - Bylaw fixing greater than majority quorum or voting requirement; amendment or repeal
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§ 23-1-39-3. Bylaw fixing greater than majority quorum or voting requirement; amendment or repeal
Sec. 3. (a) A bylaw that fixes a greater than majority quorum or voting requirement for action by the board of directors may be amended or repealed:
(1) if originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders; or
(2) if originally adopted by the board of directors, only by the board of directors.
(b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that fixes a greater than majority quorum or voting requirement for action by the board of directors may provide that it may be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.
(c) Action by the board of directors under subsection (a)(2) to adopt or amend a bylaw that changes the quorum or voting requirement for action by the board of directors must 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.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.164.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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