Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by the board of directors unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws provide that a vacancy or directorship so created shall be filled in some other manner. A director elected or appointed, as the case may be, to fill a vacancy, shall be elected or appointed for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office.
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Terms Used In Washington Code 24.06.135

  • Articles of incorporation: includes the original articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, and includes articles of merger. See Washington Code 24.06.005
  • Board of directors: means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name by which such group is designated. See Washington Code 24.06.005
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Washington Code 24.06.005
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