The certificate of amendment of a nonprofit corporation shall be executed for the nonprofit corporation by its president or a vice president, and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and verified by one of the officers signing the articles. The certificate of amendment shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing. The certificate of amendment shall set forth the information required by Section 10A-1-3.13 for certificates of amendment, and in addition shall set forth:

(1) If there are members entitled to vote thereon, (i) a statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the amendment was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the amendment received at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (ii) a statement that the amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote with respect thereto.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-3-4.02

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the amendment was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the amendment received the vote of a majority of the directors in office.
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