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Terms Used In Iowa Code 504.717

  • articles: includes amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Iowa Code 504.141
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules other than the articles adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of a corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Iowa Code 504.141
  • Delegates: means those persons elected or appointed to vote in a representative assembly for the election of a director or directors or on other matters. See Iowa Code 504.141
  • Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the board. See Iowa Code 504.141
 A corporation may provide in its articles or bylaws for election of directors by members or delegates on the basis of chapter or other organizational unit, by region or other geographic unit, by preferential voting, or by any other reasonable method.