Ohio § 1701.44 Qualifications of voters

Ohio Statutes

§ 1701.44 — Qualifications of voters

Ohio § 1701.44

Title 17Corporations-Partnerships

Ch. 1701General Corporation Law

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1701.44 (2026).

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(A)Except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class are increased, limited, or denied by the express terms of such shares, and except as provided in scrip issued in lieu of a certificate for a fraction of a share, each outstanding share regardless of class shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the shareholders for their vote, consent, waiver, release, or other action, subject to the provisions with respect to cumulative voting in section1701.55of the Revised Code.

(B)Unless the articles, the regulations adopted by the shareholders, the regulations adopted by the directors pursuant to division (A)(1) of section1701.10of the Revised Code, or the contract of subscription for shares otherwise provides, a shareholder shall be

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(A) Except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class are increased, limited, or denied by the express terms of such shares, and except as provided in scrip issued in lieu of a certificate for a fraction of a share, each outstanding share regardless of class shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the shareholders for their vote, consent, waiver, release, or other action, subject to the provisions with respect to cumulative voting in section1701.55of the Revised Code.

(B) Unless the articles, the regulations adopted by the shareholders, the regulations adopted by the directors pursuant to division (A)(1) of section1701.10of the Revised Code, or the contract of subscription for shares otherwise provides, a shareholder shall be entitled to vote even though the shareholder's shares have not been fully paid, but shares upon which an installment of the consideration for such shares is overdue and unpaid shall not be voted.