NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-04 (2026)

Election, designation, and appointment of directors

✓ current as of July 2026

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(a) If the corporation has members entitled to vote for directors, all the directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected at the first annual meeting of such members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or are designated. If the articles of incorporation authorize dividing the members into classes, the articles of incorporation may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the members of one or more authorized classes.

(b) If the corporation does not have members entitled to vote for directors, all the directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected, appointed, or designated as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the directors (other than the initial directors) shall be elected by the board of directors.

(c) If any member entitled to vote for directors so demands, election of directors by the members shall be by ballot, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws otherwise provide. (1955, c. 1230; 1973, c. 192, ss. 1, 2; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 801, ss. 19-21; 1993, c. 398, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2006 · leading case: Hammonds v. Lumbee River Elec. M'ship Corp., 631 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006).

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Hammonds v. Lumbee River Elec. M'ship Corp., 631 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “" N.C. Gen.Stat. § 55A-8-04(a) (2005) (emphasis added).”

Hammonds v. Lumbee River Elec. Membership Corp., 178 N.C. App. 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-04(a) (2005) (emphasis added).”

— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-04(a) — 2 cases

Hammonds v. Lumbee River Elec. M'ship Corp., 631 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). “" N.C. Gen.Stat. § 55A-8-04(a) (2005) (emphasis added).”

Hammonds v. Lumbee River Elec. Membership Corp., 178 N.C. App. 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2006). “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55A-8-04(a) (2005) (emphasis added).”

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