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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 29-1113: Procedural requirements for member meetings.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 11. Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations.

(a)

Unless an unincorporated nonprofit association’s governing principles provide otherwise:

(1)

Approval of a matter by the members shall require an affirmative majority of the votes cast at a meeting of members; and

(2)

Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter that is submitted for approval by members.

(b)

The governing principles may provide for the:

(1)

Calling, location, and timing of member meetings;

(2)

Notice and quorum requirements for member meetings;

(3)

Conduct of member meetings;

(4)

Taking of action by the members by consent without a meeting or casting ballots; and

(5)

Participation by members in a member meeting by telephone or other means of electronic communication.

(c)

If the governing principles do not provide for a matter described in subsection (b) of this section, customary usages and principles of parliamentary law and procedure apply.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

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