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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1022. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1022. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.

(a) Unless provided otherwise in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, a bylaw that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors:

(1) May be adopted, amended, or repealed by the shareholders only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast; or

(2) May be adopted, amended, or repealed by the directors only by a majority of the entire board of directors.

(b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it may be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1022, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Some Distinctive Features of the Georgia Business Corporation Code,’’ 28 Ga. St. B. J. 101 (1991).