Montana Code 35-2-529. Action by written consent
35-2-529. Action by written consent. (1) Unless limited or prohibited by the articles or bylaws, 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 80% of the voting power. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents that describe the action taken, be signed by those members representing at least 80% of the voting power, and be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-529
- Approved by the members: means approved and ratified by the affirmative vote:
(a)of a majority of the votes represented and voting:
(i)at a meeting at which a quorum is present and the affirmative votes constitute a majority of the required quorum;
(ii)by a written ballot or written consent in conformity with this chapter; or
(iii)by the affirmative vote, written ballot, or written consent of the majority; and
(b)that includes the votes of all the members of any class, unit, or grouping that may be required by the articles, bylaws, or this chapter for any specified member action. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Bylaws: means the code, codes, or rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, regardless of the name or names by which the code, codes, or rules are designated. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- filing: means filed in the office of the secretary of state. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Member: means , without regard to what a person is called in the articles or bylaws, a person or persons who, on more than one occasion and pursuant to a provision of a corporation's articles or bylaws, have the right to vote for the election of a director or directors. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Notice: means that term as described in 35-2-115. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under 35-2-439(2) for custody of the minutes of the directors' and members' meetings and for authenticating the records of the corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- signed: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(a)to execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(b)to attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic sound, symbol, or process. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- voting: includes but is not limited to the giving of consent in the form of a record provided electronically or by written ballot and written consent. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Voting power: means the total number of votes entitled to be cast for the election of directors at the time the determination of voting power is made. See Montana Code 35-2-114
(2)If not otherwise determined under 35-2-528 or 35-2-532, the record date for determining members entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first member signs the consent under subsection (1).
(3)A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as a vote in any document filed with the secretary of state.
(4)Written notice of member approval pursuant to this section must be given to all members who have not signed the written consent. If written notice is required, member approval pursuant to this section is effective 10 days after written notice is given.