10A-3-2.06
Section 10A-3-2.06 Quorum of members. The bylaws may provide the number or percentage of members entitled to vote represented in person or by proxy, or the number or percentage of votes represented in person or by proxy, which shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members. In the absence of any provision, members holding one-tenth of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter to be voted upon, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter to be voted upon by the members present or represented by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for any action to be taken unless a greater proportion is required by this title or this chapter or by the nonprofit corporation's governing documents. (Acts 1984, No. 84-290, p. 502, §17; §10-3A-32; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §171.)...
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10A-2A-7.28
Section 10A-2A-7.28 Voting for directors; cumulative voting. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stock entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. (b) Stockholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the certificate of incorporation so provides. (c) A statement included in the certificate of incorporation that "[all] [a designated voting group of] stockholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors" (or words of similar import) means that the stockholders designated are entitled to multiply the number of votes they are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates. (d) Stock otherwise entitled to vote cumulatively may not be voted cumulatively at a particular meeting unless: (1) the meeting...
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11-15-6
Section 11-15-6 Directors and officers; records of proceedings. The corporation shall have a board of directors which shall be composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authority. The directors shall be residents of the county and shall be elected by the governing body for staggered terms of office as follows: The first term of one third of the directors shall be two years, of another one third shall be for four years and of the remaining one third shall be six years and, thereafter, the term of office of each director shall be six years. If any director resigns or dies or becomes incapable of acting as a director or ceases to reside in the county, the governing body may elect a successor to serve for the unexpired period of his term. Directors shall be eligible for reelection by the governing body to succeed themselves in office. No director shall be an officer of...
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11-56-6
Section 11-56-6 Board of directors; record of proceedings of board. The corporation shall have a board of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The directors shall be residents of the municipality and shall be elected by the governing body for staggered terms of office as follows: The first term of one third of the directors shall be two years; of another one third, four years; and of the remaining one third, six years. Thereafter the term of office of each director shall be six years. If any director resigns, dies, becomes incapable of acting as a director or ceases to reside in the municipality, the governing body shall elect a successor to serve for the unexpired period of his term. Directors shall be eligible for reelection by the governing body to succeed themselves in office. No director shall be an officer of the state or the...
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11-57-6
Section 11-57-6 Board of directors; record of proceedings of board. The authority shall have a board of directors composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The directors shall be residents of the municipality and shall be elected by the governing body for staggered terms of office as follows: The first term of one third of the directors shall be two years; the first term of the second one third of the directors shall be four years and the first term of the remaining one third of the directors shall be six years. Upon the expiration of the initial term of each director, each subsequent term shall be six years. If any director resigns, dies, becomes incapable of acting as a director, or ceases to reside in the municipality, the governing body shall elect a successor to serve for the unexpired portion of his term of office. Directors shall be eligible to...
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10A-2-7.25
Section 10A-2-7.25 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Unless the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide otherwise, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group. (b) Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is, unless established to the contrary, presumed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting. (c) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, by a voting...
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10A-2A-7.09
Section 10A-2A-7.09 Remote participation in stockholders' meetings; meetings held solely by remote participation. (a) Stockholders of any class or series of stock may participate in any meeting of stockholders by means of remote communication to the extent the board of directors authorizes participation for that class or series. Participation as a stockholder by means of remote communication shall be subject to guidelines and procedures as the board of directors adopts, and shall be in conformity with subsection (b). (b) Stockholders participating in a stockholders' meeting by means of remote communication shall be deemed present and may vote at that meeting if the corporation has implemented reasonable measures: (1) to verify that each person participating remotely as a stockholder is a stockholder; and (2) to provide stockholders participating remotely a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity...
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10A-2A-13.40
Section 10A-2A-13.40 Other remedies limited. (a) The legality of a proposed or completed corporate action described in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) may not be contested, nor may the corporate action be enjoined, set aside or rescinded, in a legal or equitable proceeding by a stockholder after the stockholders have approved the corporate action. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a corporate action that: (1) was not authorized and approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of: (i) Article 9, 10, 11, or 12 of this chapter or Article 8 of Chapter 1; (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or (iii) the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the corporate action; (2) was procured as a result of fraud, a material misrepresentation, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make statements made, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; (3) is an interested transaction, unless it has been recommended by the board of directors in the...
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45-37-170.25
Section 45-37-170.25 Meetings; officers; compensation; quorum. (a) As soon as may be practicable after completion of the incorporation, the board of directors shall hold their first meeting, elect a chair, a vice chair, secretary, and treasurer of the board, set a regular time and place for meetings of the board, and attend to such other matters as may be appropriate. (b) Directors, unless otherwise authorized by resolution adopted by a majority of the governing bodies of Jefferson County and the City of Birmingham, shall serve without compensation, except reimbursement for actual traveling expenses and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, such expenses to be reimbursed from such funds as may be available to the authority. No director shall be legally liable for actions taken by, or as a member of, the board, except to the authority. (c) The quorum necessary for the board of directors to hold valid meetings and to take valid action or transact...
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10A-2A-8.05
Section 10A-2A-8.05 Terms of directors generally. (a) The terms of the initial directors of a corporation expire at the first stockholders' meeting at which directors are elected. (b) The terms of all other directors expire at the next, or if their terms are staggered in accordance with Section 10A-2A-8.06, at the applicable second or third, annual stockholders' meeting following their election, except to the extent (i) provided in Section 10A-2A-10.22 if a bylaw electing to be governed by that section is in effect, or (ii) a shorter term is specified in the certificate of incorporation in the event of a director nominee failing to receive a specified vote for election. (c) A decrease in the number of directors does not shorten an incumbent director's term. (d) Except as set forth in the next sentence of this subsection, the term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next stockholders' meeting at which directors are elected. The term of a director elected to fill a...
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