Montana Code 35-2-233. Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships
35-2-233. Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships. (1) Any amendment to the articles or bylaws of a public benefit corporation or mutual benefit corporation that would terminate all members or any class of members or redeem or cancel all memberships or any class of memberships must meet the requirements of this chapter.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-2-233
- 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.
- Approved by the members: means approved and ratified by the affirmative vote:
(a)of a majority of the votes represented and voting:
(i)at a meeting at which a quorum is present and the affirmative votes constitute a majority of the required quorum;
(ii)by a written ballot or written consent in conformity with this chapter; or
(iii)by the affirmative vote, written ballot, or written consent of the majority; and
(b)that includes the votes of all the members of any class, unit, or grouping that may be required by the articles, bylaws, or this chapter for any specified member action. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Bylaws: means the code, codes, or rules, other than the articles, adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation, regardless of the name or names by which the code, codes, or rules are designated. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Class: refers to a group of memberships that have the same rights with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption, and transfer. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- 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.
- Corporation: means a public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation, or religious corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Mutual benefit corporation: means a domestic corporation designated as a mutual benefit corporation. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- Notice: means that term as described in 35-2-115. See Montana Code 35-2-114
- voting: includes but is not limited to the giving of consent in the form of a record provided electronically or by written ballot and written consent. See Montana Code 35-2-114
(2)Before adopting a resolution proposing an amendment described in subsection (1), the board of a mutual benefit corporation shall give notice of the general nature of the amendment to the members.
(3)After adopting a resolution proposing an amendment described in subsection (1), the notice to members proposing the amendment must include one statement of up to 500 words opposing the proposed amendment if the statement is submitted by any five members or members having 3% or more of the voting power, whichever is less, not later than 20 days after the board has voted to submit the amendment to the members for their approval. In public benefit corporations, the production, mailing, or electronic transaction costs must be paid by the corporation.
(4)Any amendment under this section must be approved by the members by two-thirds of the votes cast by each class.
(5)The provisions of 35-2-520 do not apply to any amendment that meets the requirements of this chapter.