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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 (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;
:(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 that did their time from board position), 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 (TODO: (jorrit) should this be unanimous, following consensus decision making?) 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
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Except on notice to the California Attorney General, no director may resign if the corporation would be left without a duly elected director or directors.
Except on notice to the California Attorney General, no director may resign if the corporation would be left without a duly elected director or directors.
===c. Removal of Directors===
===c. Removal of Directors===
(TODO jorrit - again, I would like to suggest consensus model here as opposed to a simple majority.)
:(1) Any or all directors may be removed without cause if:
:(1) Any or all directors may be removed without cause if:
::(a) In a corporation with fewer than 50 members, the removal is approved by a majority of all members (Section 5033).
::(a) In a corporation with fewer than 50 members, the removal is approved by a majority of all members (Section 5033).
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::(b) the director suffers from an illness or disability that prevents him or her from attending meetings and the board by resolution waives the automatic, removal procedure of this subsection; or
::(b) the director suffers from an illness or disability that prevents him or her from attending meetings and the board by resolution waives the automatic, removal procedure of this subsection; or
::(c) the board by resolution of the majority of board members must agree before a director who has missed three meetings may be reinstated,
::(c) the board by resolution of the majority of board members must agree before a director who has missed three meetings may be reinstated,
===d. Filling Vacancies on Board of Directors===
===d. Filling Vacancies on Board of Directors===
====(1) Vacancies Filled by Board====
====(1) Vacancies Filled by Board====