§ 10-33-78 — Acceptance of member act by the corporation

North Dakota § 10-33-78

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 10: Corporations
• Ch. 10-33: Nonprofit Corporations

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1. If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to
the record name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith may accept the
vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member.
2. Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, if the name signed on a vote, consent,
waiver, or proxy appointment does not correspond to the record name of a member,
the corporation if acting in good faith may accept the vote, consent waiver, or proxy
appointment and give it effect as the act of the member if:
a. The member is an organization and the name signed purports to be that of an
officer, manager, or agent of the organization;
b. The name signed purports to be that of an administrator, guardian, or conservator
representing the member and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary
status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote,
consent, waiver, or proxy appointment;
c. The name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the
member, and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to
the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or
proxy appointment;
d. The name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or attorney in
fact of the member and if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the
corporation of the signatory's authority to sign for the member has been
presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; or
e. Two or more persons hold the membership as cotenants or fiduciaries and the
name signed purports to be the name of at least one of the coholders and the
person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the coholders.
3. The corporation may reject a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment if the officer
or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for
doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory's authority to sign
for the member.
4. The corporation or its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver,
or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section
is not liable in damages to the member for the consequences of the acceptance or
rejection.
5. Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, consent, waiver, or
proxy appointment under this section is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction
determines otherwise.