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GA Code § 14-3-704 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-704. Approval of Action Without Meeting

  Unless limited or prohibited by the articles or bylaws, or unless this chapter requires a greater number of affirmative votes, action required or permitted by this chapter to be approved by the members may be approved without a meeting of members if the action is approved by members holding at least a majority of the voting power. The action must be evidenced by one or more consents in writing or by electronic transmission describing the action taken, signed by those members representing at least a majority of the voting power, and delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.   No consent in writing or by electronic transmission signed under this Code section shall be valid unless:   The consenting member has been furnished the same material that, under this chapter, would have been required to be sent to members in a notice of a meeting at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the members for action; or   The written consent contains an express waiver of the right to receive the material otherwise required to be furnished.     If not otherwise determined under Code Section 14-3-703 or Code Section 14-3-707, the record date for determining members entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first member signs the consent.   A consent signed under this Code section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.   Written notice of member approval pursuant to this Code section shall be given to all members who have not signed the written consent. If written notice is required, member approval pursuant to this Code section shall be effective ten days after such written notice is given.   An electronic transmission which is transmitted by a member that evidences a member's consent or approval on a ballot, requests or demands an action to be taken by the corporation, or provides notice to the corporation under this chapter shall be deemed to be written, signed, and dated for the purposes of this chapter, provided that any such electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the corporation can determine (1) that the electronic transmission was transmitted by the member and (2) the date on which such member transmitted such electronic transmission. The date on which such electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent, request, demand, or notice was signed.     (Code 1981, §14-3-704, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 32.)
GA Code § 14-3-705 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-705. Notice of Meeting

  A corporation shall give notice consistent with its bylaws of meetings of members in a fair and reasonable manner.   Any notice that conforms to the requirements of subsection (c) of this Code section is fair and reasonable, but other means of giving notice may also be fair and reasonable when all the circumstances are considered; provided, however, that notice of matters referred to in paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Code section must be given as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.   Notice is fair and reasonable if:   The corporation notifies its members of the place, date, and time of each annual, regular, and special meeting of members no fewer than ten days (or if notice is mailed by other than first-class or registered mail or statutory overnight delivery, 30 days) nor more than 60 days before the meeting date;   Notice of an annual or regular meeting includes a description of any matter or matters that must be approved by the members under Code Section 14-3-855, 14-3-863, 14-3-1003, 14-3-1021, 14-3-1103, 14-3-1202, or 14-3-1402; and   Notice of a special meeting includes a description of the matter or matters for which the meeting is called.     Unless the bylaws require otherwise, if an annual, regular, or special meeting of members is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time, or place, if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under Code Section 14-3-707, however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given under this Code section to the members of record as of the new record date.   When giving notice of an annual, regular, or special meeting of members, a corporation shall give notice of a matter a member intends to raise at the meeting if:   Requested in writing or by electronic transmission to do so by a person entitled to call a special meeting; and   The request is received by the secretary or president of the corporation at least ten days before the corporation gives notice of the meeting.       (Code 1981, §14-3-705, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 33.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
GA Code § 14-3-706 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-706. Waiver of Notice

  A member may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver must be in writing or by electronic transmission, be signed by the member entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.   A member's attendance at a meeting:   Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the member at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and   Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the member objects to considering the matter when it is presented.       (Code 1981, §14-3-706, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 34.)
GA Code § 14-3-707 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-707. Record Date

  The bylaws may fix or provide the manner of fixing the record date to determine the members entitled to notice of a members' meeting, to demand a special meeting to vote, or to take any other action.If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix a future date as such a record date.   A record date fixed under this Code section may not be more than 70 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of members.   A determination of members entitled to notice of or to vote at a membership meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the board fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.   If a court orders a meeting adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting, it may provide that the original record date continues in effect or it may fix a new record date.     (Code 1981, §14-3-707, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
GA Code § 14-3-708 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-708. Action Taken Without Meeting

  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.   A ballot in writing or by electronic transmission shall:   Set forth each proposed action; and   Provide an opportunity to vote for or against each proposed action.     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.   All solicitations for votes by ballot in writing or by electronic transmission shall:   Indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements;   State the percentage of approvals necessary to approve each matter other than election of directors; and   Specify the time by which a ballot must be received by the corporation in order to be counted.     Except as otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, a ballot in writing or by electronic transmission may not be revoked.     (Code 1981, §14-3-708, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 35.)
GA Code § 14-3-709 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-3-709. Remote Communication by Members

 When authorized by the board of directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as such board of directors may adopt, members not physically present at a meeting of the corporation may, by means of remote communication:    Participate in a meeting of members; and   Be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of members, whether such meeting is held at a designated place or held wholly by means of remote communication, provided that:   The corporation implements reasonable procedures to verify that each person deemed present at the meeting by means of remote communication is a member or holder of a proxy; and   When any member or holder of a proxy votes at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or such other action shall be maintained by the corporation.       (Code 1981, §14-3-709, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 115, § 6/HB 306.)
GA Code § 14-3-720 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-720. Membership List for Meeting

  After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its members who are entitled to notice of the meeting. The list must show the address of and number of votes each member is entitled to vote at the meeting. Nothing contained in this Code section shall require the corporation to include e-mail addresses or other information for delivery of electronic transmissions on such list.   The list of members must be available for inspection by any member for the purpose of communication with other members concerning the meeting, beginning two business days after notice is given of the meeting for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting: (1) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting or upon request or (2) during ordinary business hours at the corporation's principal office or at a reasonable place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. In the event that the corporation makes the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to members of the corporation. A member, a member's agent, or a member's attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, subject to the limitations of subsection (c) of Code Section 14-3-1602 and Code Section 14-3-1605, to copy the list, at a reasonable time and at the member's expense, during the period it is available for inspection.   If the meeting is to be held in person, the corporation shall make the list of members available at the meeting, and any member, a member's agent, or member's attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall be open to the examination of any member during the duration of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.   If the corporation refuses to allow a member, a member's agent, or a member's attorney to inspect the list of members before or at the meeting (or copy the list as permitted by subsection (b) of this Code section), the superior court, on application of the member, may summarily order the inspection or copying at the corporation's expense and may postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.   Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the members' list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.     (Code 1981, §14-3-720, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 36.)
GA Code § 14-3-721 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-721. Number of Votes to Which Member Entitled; Effect of Membership in Names of Two or More Persons

  Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, each member is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on by the members.   Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, if a membership stands of record in the names of two or more persons, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:   If only one votes, such act binds all; and   If more than one votes, the vote shall be divided on a pro rata basis.       (Code 1981, §14-3-721, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
GA Code § 14-3-722 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-722. Quorum

  Unless this chapter, the articles, or bylaws provide for a higher or lower quorum, 10 percent of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter must be represented at a meeting of members to constitute a quorum on that matter.   A bylaw amendment to decrease the quorum for any member action may be approved by the members or, unless prohibited by the bylaws, by the board.   A bylaw amendment to increase the quorum required for any member action must be approved by the members.   Unless 20 percent or more of the voting power is present in person or by proxy, the only matters that may be voted upon at an annual or regular meeting of members are those matters that are described in the meeting notice.     (Code 1981, §14-3-722, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
GA Code § 14-3-723 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-723. Majority of Votes Constitutes Act of Membership

  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.   A bylaw amendment to increase or decrease the vote required for any member action must be approved by the members.     (Code 1981, §14-3-723, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
GA Code § 14-3-724 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-724. Proxies

  Unless the articles or bylaws prohibit or limit proxy voting, a member may vote in person or by proxy.   A member or his or her agent or attorney in fact may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the member by signing an appointment form either personally or by an electronic transmission. An electronic transmission must contain or be accompanied by information from which it can be determined that the member, the member's agent, or the member's attorney in fact authorized the electronic transmission.   An appointment of a proxy is effective when a signed appointment form or electronic transmission of the appointment is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for 11 months unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form.   An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the member.   The death or incapacity of the member appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy's authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises authority under the appointment.   Appointment of a proxy is revoked by the person appointing the proxy:   Attending any meeting and voting in person; or   Signing and delivering to the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate proxy votes either a writing stating that the appointment of the proxy is revoked or a subsequent appointment form.     Subject to Code Section 14-3-727 and any express limitation on the proxy's authority appearing on the face of the appointment form or in the electronic transmission, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the member making the appointment.   Any copy, facsimile transmission, or other reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission created pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile transmission, or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission.   A corporation may adopt bylaws authorizing additional means or procedures for members to exercise rights granted by this Code section.     (Code 1981, §14-3-724, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 508, § 37.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 885 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 18 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 456 et seq., 472 et seq. 19 C.J.S., Corporations, § 524 et seq.   ALR.    - Revocability of proxy to vote stock, 159 A.L.R. 307.   Transfer of, and voting rights in, stock of co-operative apartment association, 99 A.L.R.2d 236.
GA Code § 14-3-725 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-725. Voting Requirements for Election of Directors; Cumulative Voting

  Unless otherwise provided in the articles, directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast by the members entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present.   If the articles or bylaws provide for cumulative voting by members, members may so vote, by multiplying the number of votes the members are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote, and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more candidates.   Cumulative voting is not authorized at a particular meeting unless:   The meeting notice or statement accompanying the notice states that cumulative voting will take place; or   A member gives notice during the meeting and before the vote is taken of the member's intent to cumulate votes, and if one member gives this notice all other members participating in the election are entitled to cumulate their votes without giving further notice.     A director elected by cumulative voting may be removed by the members without cause if the requirements of Code Section 14-3-808 are met, unless the votes cast against removal or not consenting in writing to such removal would be sufficient to elect such director if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast (or, if such action is taken by written ballot, all memberships entitled to vote were voted) and the entire number of directors authorized at the time of the director's most recent election were then being elected.   Members may not cumulatively vote if the directors and members are identical.     (Code 1981, §14-3-725, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
GA Code § 14-3-726 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations|Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Corporations|Article 7 - Meetings|Part 2 - Voting|§ 14-3-726. Election of Directors by Category

 A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for election of directors by members or delegates:    On the basis of chapter or other organizational unit;   By region or other geographic unit;   By preferential voting; or   By any other reasonable method.     (Code 1981, §14-3-726, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 18B Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 1325 et seq., 1337, 1406 et seq. 66 Am. Jur. 2d, Religious Societies, § 7.   C.J.S.   - 19 C.J.S., Corporations, § 518 et seq.   ALR.    - Removal by court of director or officer of private corporation, 124 A.L.R. 364.   Construction and effect of corporate bylaws or articles relating to change in number of directors, 3 A.L.R.3d 623.   Validity of agreement in conjunction with sale of corporate shares that majority of directors will be replaced by purchaser's designees, 13 A.L.R.3d 361.