Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.

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(1) Members entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those members exists with respect to that matter. Unless otherwise provided in articles 121 to 137 of this title or the bylaws, twenty-five percent of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter.

  1. Once a member is represented for any purpose at a meeting, including the purpose ofdetermining that a quorum exists, the member is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws or unless a new record date is or shall be set for that adjourned meeting.

  2. If a quorum exists, action on a matter other than the election of directors by a votinggroup is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast within the voting group opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes is required by articles 121 to 137 of this title or the bylaws.

  3. An amendment to the articles of incorporation or the bylaws adding, changing, ordeleting a quorum or voting requirement for a voting group greater than that specified in subsection (1) or (3) of this section is governed by section 7-127-207 (2).

  4. The election of directors is governed by section 7-127-208.

Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 686, § 3, effective July 1, 1998.


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