§ 10A-2-10.22 — Bylaw Increasing Quorum or Voting Requirement for Directors

Alabama § 10A-2-10.22

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 10A: Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code
• Ch. 2: Business Corporations
• Art. 10: Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
• Div. B: Amendment of Bylaws

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REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) A bylaw that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:
(1) If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders;
(2) If originally adopted by the board of directors, either by the shareholders or by the board of directors.
(b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it may be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.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 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.

Legislative History

(Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-10.22; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §131.)