Members' Meeting: Quorum and Voting

Sec. 162.070. MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING. (a) Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of: (1) 10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or (2) the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members. (b) If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. (c) Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.