1. Special meetings of the members may be held by order of the board of directors, or the supervisory committee, and shall be held on request of ten percent of the members.

2. At all meetings a member shall have but one vote.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 370.170

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020

3. No member may vote by proxy, but a society, association, copartnership, or corporation, having membership in a credit union, may be represented by one person, previously authorized by such society, association, copartnership or corporation to transact business with the credit union. The bylaws of a credit union, when approved by the membership, may provide for mail or electronic ballots for the election of officers.

4. By majority vote of those present at any meeting, the members may decide on any matter of interest to the credit union, amend the bylaws relating to qualifications for membership, the election or appointment of the supervisory committee, determine the requirements for a credit committee and if such committee should be elected or appointed, and overrule the directors on any matter concerning guidelines for future plans and objectives, provided the notice of the meeting has stated any such matter to be considered upon a written request of any member, except that the members cannot cause the credit union to breach or abrogate any legally binding obligation or contract previously executed by the board.

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