Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 6. MEMBERSHIP · Part 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MEMBERS

14-3-610. Voting rights.

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Members as defined in Code Section 14-3-140 shall have no voting rights, other than to elect directors, except as specifically provided in the articles or bylaws. All members shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to any other matters, except as set forth in or authorized by the articles or bylaws. Except for the rights specified in Code Sections 14-3-740 through 14-3-747, members of any corporation existing on July 1, 1991, shall be limited to having the same voting and other rights as before such date, until changed by amendment of its articles of incorporation or bylaws.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 14-3-610, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 29; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, deleted “paragraph (22) of” following “as defined in” at the beginning of this Code section.

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Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, page 78; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.

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