Sec. 8. (a) Unless prohibited or limited by articles of incorporation or bylaws, an action that may be taken at an annual, a regular, or a special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation delivers a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matter. (b) A written ballot must do the following: (1) Set forth each proposed action. (2) Provide an opportunity to vote for or against each proposed action. (c) Approval by written ballot under this section is valid only when the following occur: (1) The number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action. (2) 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. (d) A solicitation for votes by written ballot must do the following: (1) Indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements. (2) State the percentage of approvals necessary to approve each matter other than the election of directors. (3) Specify the time by which a ballot must be received by the corporation to be counted. (e) Except as otherwise provided in articles of incorporation or bylaws, a written ballot may not be revoked. IC 23-17-11 Chapter 11. Voting 23-17-11-1 List of members entitled to notice of meeting; inspection; validity of action not affected by unavailability of list; limitation on inspection imposed by religious and public benefit corporations 23-17-11-2 Refusal to provide names or identifying information relating to contributors 23-17-11-3 Member entitled to one vote; membership standing of record in names of two or more persons 23-17-11-4 Quorum; increasing or decreasing quorum; vote on matter not described in notice for regular or annual meeting; votes considered present for quorum purposes 23-17-11-5 Voting; approval of actions 23-17-11-6 Vote by proxy 23-17-11-7 Election of directors; cumulative voting 23-17-11-8 Election of directors; organizational unit, geographic unit, preferential voting, or other reasonable method 23-17-11-9 Acceptance or rejection of votes; liability; validity of corporate action
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