O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 14-3-723 (2019)
Majority of votes constitutes act of membership
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(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) A bylaw amendment to increase or decrease the vote required for any member action must be approved by the members.
History
(Code 1981, § 14-3-723, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
Annotations
COMMENT This section is based on the Model Act. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast is sufficient to approve a matter, unless otherwise provided in the corporation’s articles or bylaws or this Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Jackson v. Members of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 603 S.E.2d 711 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004).
Jackson v. Members of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 603 S.E.2d 711 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). “See OCGA § 14-3-723 (a) (Unless the Nonprofit Corporation Code, the articles of incorporation, or the corporation’s 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.”
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