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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-808. Removal of directors by shareholders.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-808. Removal of directors by shareholders.

(a) The shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without cause unless the articles of incorporation or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders provides that directors may be removed only for cause.

(b) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him.

(c) If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him under cumulative voting is voted against his removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast.

(d) If the directors have staggered terms as provided in Code Section 14-2-806, directors may be removed only for cause, unless the articles of incorporation or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders provides otherwise.

(e) A director may be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-808, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘The Dynamics Among Shareholders, Directors, and Officers in Corporate Organizations Under Georgia Law,’’ see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 79 (1985). For article, ‘‘Some Distinctive Features of the Georgia Business Corporation Code,’’ 28 Ga. St. B.J. 101 (1991).