Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 7. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14-3-707. Action by written ballot.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
- (a)
Unless prohibited or limited by the articles or bylaws, any action that may be taken at any annual, regular, or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation delivers a ballot in writing or by electronic transmission to every member entitled to vote on the matter.#
- (c)
Approval by ballot in writing or by electronic transmission pursuant to this Code section shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the matter at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.#
- (d)
All solicitations for votes by ballot in writing or by electronic transmission shall:#
- (e)
Except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, a ballot in writing or by electronic transmission may not be revoked.#
History
Code 1981, § 14-3-708, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 35; Code 1981, § 14-3-707, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.
Amendments
The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, redesignated former Code Section 14-3-708 as present Code Section 14-3-707, deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(1), added paragraph (b)(2), redesignated former paragraph (b)(2) as present paragraph (b)(3), and inserted “other” in paragraph (b)(3).
Editor's notes
Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, redesignated former Code Section 14-3-707 as present Code Section 14-3-706.
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Text read from t14-(v12)-pdf.pdf, Volume V12, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 88 to 89; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.