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1.Unless the articles of incorporation specifically prohibit the adoption of a bylaw
pursuant to this section, alter the vote specified in section 490.728, subsection 1, or provide
for cumulative voting, a corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election of
directors as follows:
a.Each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up to that number of
candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a shareholder may
indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes.
b.To be elected, a nominee shall have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of
shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided
that a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall ser
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1. Unless the articles of incorporation specifically prohibit the adoption of a bylaw
pursuant to this section, alter the vote specified in section 490.728, subsection 1, or provide
for cumulative voting, a corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election of
directors as follows:
a. Each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up to that number of
candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a shareholder may
indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes.
b. To be elected, a nominee shall have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of
shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided
that a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall serve as
a director for a term that shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of the following:
(1) (a) Ninety days from the date on which the voting results are determined pursuant to
section 490.729, subsection 2, paragraph “e”.
(b) The date on which an individual is selected by the board of directors to fill the office
held by such director, which selection shall be deemed to constitute the filling of a vacancy
by the board to which section 490.810 applies.
(2) Subject to paragraph “c” of this subsection, a nominee who is elected but receives
morevotesagainstthanforelectionshallnotserveasadirectorbeyondtheninety-dayperiod
provided in subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a).
c. The board of directors may select any qualified individual to fill the office held by a
director who received more votes against than for election.
2. a. Subsection 1 does not apply to an election of directors by a voting group if any of
the fo1lowing applies:
(1) At the expiration of the time fixed under a provision requiring advance notification of
director candidates.
(2) Absent such a provision, at a time fixed by the board of directors which is not more
than fourteen days before notice is given of the meeting at which the election is to occur,
there are more candidates for election by the voting group than the number of directors to be
elected, one or more of whom are properly proposed by shareholders.
b. An individual shall not be considered a candidate for purposes of paragraph “a”, if the
board of directors determines before the notice of meeting is given that such individual’s
candidacy does not create a bona fide election contest.
3. A bylaw electing to be governed by this section may be repealed under any of the
following circumstances:
a. If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw
otherwise provides.
b. If adopted by the board of directors, by the board of directors or the shareholders.