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Corp. Code § 5510 Section 5510
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(a) Meetings of members may be held at a place within or without this state as may be stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no other place is stated or so fixed, meetings of members shall be held at the principal office of the corporation. Subject to any limitation…
Corp. Code § 5511 Section 5511
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(a) Whenever members are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting to each member who, on the record date for notice of the meeting, is entitled to vo…
Corp. Code § 5512 Section 5512
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(a) One-third of the voting power, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members, but, subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), a bylaw may set a different quorum. Any bylaw amendment to increase the quorum may be adopted only by approval of the…
Corp. Code § 5513 Section 5513
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(a) Subject to subdivision (e), and unless prohibited in the articles or bylaws, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation distributes a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matte…
Corp. Code § 5514 Section 5514
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(a) Any form of proxy or written ballot distributed to 10 or more members of a corporation with 100 or more members shall afford an opportunity on the proxy or form of written ballot to specify a choice between approval and disapproval of each matter or group of related matters i…
Corp. Code § 5515 Section 5515
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(a) If for any reason it is impractical or unduly difficult for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates, or directors, or otherwise obtain their consent, in the manner prescribed by its articles or bylaws, or this part, then the superior court of th…
Corp. Code § 5516 Section 5516
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Any action required or permitted to be taken by the members may be taken without a meeting, if all members shall individually or collectively consent in writing to the action. The written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the members. The a…
Corp. Code § 5517 Section 5517
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(a) If the name signed on a ballot, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith is entitled to accept the ballot, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member. (b) If the n…
Corp. Code § 5520 Section 5520
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(a) As to directors elected by members, there shall be available to the members reasonable nomination and election procedures given the nature, size and operations of the corporation. (b) If a corporation complies with all of the provisions of Sections 5521, 5522, 5523, and 5524 …
Corp. Code § 5521 Section 5521
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A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that, except for directors who are elected as authorized by Section 5152 or 5153, and except as provided in Section 5522, any person who is qualified to be elected to the board of directors of the corporation may be nominated: (a…
Corp. Code § 5522 Section 5522
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A corporation with 5,000 or more members may provide that, in any election of a director or directors by members of the corporation except for an election authorized by Section 5152 or 5153. (a) The corporation’s articles or bylaws shall set a date for the close of nominations fo…
Corp. Code § 5523 Section 5523
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A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that where it distributes any written election material soliciting a vote for any nominee for director at the corporation’s expense, it shall make available, at the corporation’s expense to each other nominee, in or with the same…
Corp. Code § 5524 Section 5524
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A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that upon written request by any nominee for election to the board and the payment with such request of the reasonable costs of mailing (including postage) the corporation shall within 10 business days after such request (provide…
Corp. Code § 5525 Section 5525
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(a) This section shall apply to corporations publishing or mailing materials on behalf of any nominee in connection with procedures for the nomination and election of directors. (b) Neither the corporation, nor its agents, officers, directors, or employees, may be held criminally…
Corp. Code § 5526 Section 5526
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Without authorization of the board, no corporate funds may be expended to support a nominee for director after there are more people nominated for director than can be elected.
Corp. Code § 5527 Section 5527
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An action challenging the validity of any election, appointment or removal of a director or directors must be commenced within nine months after the election, appointment or removal. If no such action is commenced, in the absence of fraud, any election, appointment or removal of …
Corp. Code § 7510 Section 7510
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(a) Meetings of members may be held at a place within or without this state as may be stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no other place is stated or so fixed, meetings of members shall be held at the principal office of the corporation. Subject to any limitation…
Corp. Code § 7511 Section 7511
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(a) Whenever members are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting to each member who, on the record date for notice of the meeting, is entitled to vo…
Corp. Code § 7512 Section 7512
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(a) One-third of the voting power, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members, but, subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), a bylaw may set a different quorum. Any bylaw amendment to increase the quorum may be adopted only by approval of the…
Corp. Code § 7513 Section 7513
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(a) Subject to subdivision (e), and unless prohibited in the articles or bylaws, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation distributes a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matte…
Corp. Code § 7514 Section 7514
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(a) Any form of proxy or written ballot distributed to 10 or more members of a corporation with 100 or more members shall afford an opportunity on the proxy or form of written ballot to specify a choice between approval and disapproval of each matter or group of related matters i…
Corp. Code § 7515 Section 7515
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(a) If for any reason it is impractical or unduly difficult for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates or directors, or otherwise obtain their consent, in the manner prescribed by its articles or bylaws, or this part, then the superior court of the…
Corp. Code § 7516 Section 7516
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Any action required or permitted to be taken by the members may be taken without a meeting, if all members shall individually or collectively consent in writing to the action. The written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the members. The a…
Corp. Code § 7517 Section 7517
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(a) If the name signed on a ballot, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a member, the corporation if acting in good faith is entitled to accept the ballot, consent, waiver or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the member. (b) If the na…
Corp. Code § 7520 Section 7520
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(a) As to directors elected by members, there shall be available to the members reasonable nomination and election procedures given the nature, size and operations of the corporation. (b) If a corporation complies with all of the provisions of Sections 7521, 7522, 7523, and 7524 …
Corp. Code § 7521 Section 7521
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A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that, except for directors who are elected as authorized by Section 7152 or 7153, and except as provided in Section 7522, any person who is qualified to be elected to the board of directors of the corporation may be nominated: (a…
Corp. Code § 7522 Section 7522
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A corporation with 5,000 or more members may provide that, in any election of a director or directors by members of the corporation except for an election authorized by Section 7152 or 7153: (a) The corporation’s articles or bylaws shall set a date for the close of nominations fo…
Corp. Code § 7523 Section 7523
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Where a corporation with 500 or more members publishes any material soliciting a vote for any nominee for director in any publication owned or controlled by the corporation, the corporation may provide that it shall make available to all other nominees, in the same issue of the p…
Corp. Code § 7524 Section 7524
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A corporation with 500 or more members may provide that upon written request by any nominee for election to the board and the payment of the reasonable costs of mailing (including postage), the corporation shall within 10 business days after such request (provided payment has bee…
Corp. Code § 7525 Section 7525
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(a) This section shall apply to corporations publishing or mailing materials on behalf of any nominee in connection with procedures for the nomination and election of directors. (b) Neither the corporation, nor its agents, officers, directors, or employees, may be held criminally…
Corp. Code § 7526 Section 7526
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Without authorization of the board, no corporation funds may be expended to support a nominee for director after there are more people nominated for director than can be elected.
Corp. Code § 7527 Section 7527
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An action challenging the validity of any election, appointment or removal of a director or directors must be commenced within nine months after the election, appointment or removal. If no such action is commenced, in the absence of fraud, any election, appointment or removal of …