Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 14. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Chapter 3. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS · Article 7. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS · Part 2. VOTING

14-3-723. Majority of votes constitutes act of membership.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
Unless this chapter, the articles, or the bylaws require a greater vote or voting by class, if a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast is the act of the members.#
(b)
The articles or bylaws may provide for a greater voting requirement for members than is provided for by this chapter.#
(c)
An amendment to the articles or bylaws that changes or removes a greater voting requirement shall be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the existing voting requirement prescribed in the provision being amended.#

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, § 14-3-723, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 419, § 1-1/SB 148, effective July 1, 2023.

Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, rewrote subsection (b), which read: “A bylaw amendment to increase or decrease the vote required for any member action must be approved by the members.”, and added subsection (c).

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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, page 95; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b004123363dc.