Massachusetts § 7.28 Voting for directors; cumulative voting

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 7.28 — Voting for directors; cumulative voting

Massachusetts § 7.28

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXIICORPORATIONS

Ch. 156DBUSINESS CORPORATIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 7.28 (2026).

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Section 7.28. VOTING FOR DIRECTORS; CUMULATIVE VOTING(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or bylaws, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

(b)Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the articles of organization so provide.

(c)A statement included in the articles of organization that ''a designated voting group of shareholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors'', or words of similar import, means that the shareholders 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 d

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Section 7.28. VOTING FOR DIRECTORS; CUMULATIVE VOTING(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of organization or bylaws, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.(b) Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the articles of organization so provide.(c) A statement included in the articles of organization that ''a designated voting group of shareholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors'', or words of similar import, means that the shareholders 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.