Michigan § 500.5232 - Voting rights; stockholders, members, proxies, fiduciaries, pledgees.
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§ 500.5232. Voting rights; stockholders, members, proxies, fiduciaries, pledgees.
Each stockholder or member of a domestic stock or mutual insurer shall at every meeting of the stockholders or members thereof be entitled to vote in person or by proxy in writing signed by such stockholder or member: Provided, That for insurers having only members and no stockholders, voting by proxy after June 1, 1943, shall be permitted only if provided in the articles or in any bylaw adopted by the members. Persons holding shares of the capital stock of any such insurer in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so held. Persons whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the corporation he shall have expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee or his proxy may represent such shares and vote thereon.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 500.5232 cover?
Section 500.5232 ("Voting rights; stockholders, members, proxies, fiduciaries, pledgees.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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