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→a. Events Causing Vacancies on Board
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A vacancy or vacancies on the board of directors shall occur in the event of | A vacancy or vacancies on the board of directors shall occur in the event of | ||
:(a) the death, removal, or resignation of any director; | :(a) the death, removal, or resignation of any director; | ||
:(b) the declaration by resolution of the board of a vacancy in the office of a director who has been convicted of a felony, declared of unsound mind by a court order, or found by final order or judgment of any court to have breached a duty under California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, Chapter 2, Article 3; | :(b) the declaration by resolution of the board of a vacancy in the office of a director who has been convicted of a felony (TODO (Jorrit) I object to barring convicted felons from board position once they have served their sentence), declared of unsound mind by a court order, or found by final order or judgment of any court to have breached a duty under California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, Chapter 2, Article 3; | ||
:(c) the vote of the members or, if the corporation has fewer than 50 members, the vote of a majority of all members, to remove the director(s); | :(c) the vote of the members or, if the corporation has fewer than 50 members, the vote of a majority (TODO: (jorrit) should this be unanimous, following consensus decision making?) of all members, to remove the director(s); | ||
:(d) the increase of the authorized number of directors; or | :(d) the increase of the authorized number of directors; or | ||
:(e) the failure of the members, at any meeting of members at which any director or directors are to be elected, to elect the number of directors required to be elected at such meeting. | :(e) the failure of the members, at any meeting of members at which any director or directors are to be elected, to elect the number of directors required to be elected at such meeting. | ||
===b. Resignation of Directors=== | ===b. Resignation of Directors=== | ||
Except as provided below, any director may resign by giving written notice to the chairman of the board, if any, or to the president or the secretary of the board. The resignation shall be effective when the notice is given unless it specifies a later time for the resignation to become effective. If a director's resignation is effective at a later time, the board may elect a successor to take office as of the date when the resignation becomes effective. | Except as provided below, any director may resign by giving written notice to the chairman of the board, if any, or to the president or the secretary of the board. The resignation shall be effective when the notice is given unless it specifies a later time for the resignation to become effective. If a director's resignation is effective at a later time, the board may elect a successor to take office as of the date when the resignation becomes effective. | ||