Sec. 8. (a) Unless prohibited or limited by articles of incorporation or bylaws, an action that may be taken at an annual, a regular, or a special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation delivers a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matter.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-17-10-8

  • 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.
     (b) A written ballot must do the following:

(1) Set forth each proposed action.

(2) Provide an opportunity to vote for or against each proposed action.

     (c) Approval by written ballot under this section is valid only when the following occur:

(1) The number of votes cast by ballot equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action.

(2) The number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the matter at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.

     (d) A solicitation for votes by written ballot must do the following:

(1) Indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirements.

(2) State the percentage of approvals necessary to approve each matter other than the election of directors.

(3) Specify the time by which a ballot must be received by the corporation to be counted.

     (e) Except as otherwise provided in articles of incorporation or bylaws, a written ballot may not be revoked.

As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1.