West Virginia § 36-13-20 - 36-13-20. Approval by members.
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§ 36-13-20. 36-13-20. Approval by members.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the governing principles, a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the approval of the majority of membership interests participating in a vote to:
(1) Suspend, dismiss or expel a member;
(2) Select or dismiss an administrator;
(3) Adopt, amend, or repeal the governing principles;
(4) Sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association's property;
(5) Dissolve the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association under §36-13-14 of this code;
(6) Undertake any other act outside the ordinary course of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association's activities;
(7) Determine the policy and purpose of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.
(b) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association shall have the approval of its members in accordance with its governing principles to perform any acts or exercise a right that the governing principles require to be approved by members.
(c) Unless otherwise provided for in the governing principles, membership interest in a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association shall be calculated in proportion to a member's voting rights within the nonprofit association.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-13-20 ("36-13-20. Approval by members.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. 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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