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§ 5-514. Election by districts

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorporations and Associations

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Corporations and Associations
Title 5. Special Types of Corporations (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Agricultural Cooperatives
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 5-514
§ 5-514. Election by districts
Currentness
Districts
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the bylaws may provide for:
(1) The division into districts of the territory in which the cooperative has members; and
(2) The election of directors according to these districts by the members residing in them.
Elections
(b) If there is a provision for election by districts, the bylaws shall specify:
(1) The number of directors to be elected from each district; and
(2) The manner and method of apportioning or reapportioning the directors and of districting or redistricting the territory.
Requirements of bylaws
(c) If there is a provision for election by districts, the bylaws shall require that:
(1) Primary elections be held in each district;
(2) The number of candidates in each district be greater than the number of directors to be elected in the district; and
(3) The result of the primary elections in each district be ratified at the next regular meeting of the cooperative by majority vote of the members voting in person or by mail.

Credits

Added by Acts 1975, c. 311, § 2, eff. July 1, 1975.
Formerly Art. 23, § 360.
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 5-514, MD CORP & ASSNS § 5-514
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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