KRS 271B.7-280: Voting for directors -- Cumulative voting.
Where this section sits in the code
(1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are elected by a
plurality of votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at
which a quorum is present. A "plurality" means that the individuals with the large st
number of votes are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to
be chosen at the election.
(2) Shareholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for directors unless the
articles of incorporation so provide.
(3) A statement included in the articles of incorporation that "all, or a designated group
of, shareholders are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors," or words of
similar import, means that the shareholders designated are entitled to multiply the
number of votes t hey are entitled to cast by the number of directors for whom they
are entitled to vote and cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the
product among two (2) or more candidates.
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