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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-317: Amendments to bylaws affecting class of members to be voted on by such class.

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  1. Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
  2. Chapter 11. Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies
  3. Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act

(1) The members of a class are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the bylaws if the amendment would:

(a) Affect the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer of memberships in a manner different than such amendment would affect another class;

(b) Change the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption or transfer by changing the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of another class;

(c) Increase or decrease the number of memberships authorized for that class;

(d) Increase the number of memberships authorized for another class;

(e) Effect an exchange, reclassification or termination of all or part of the memberships of that class; or

(f) Authorize a new class of memberships.

(2) If a class is to be divided into two (2) or more classes as a result of an amendment to the bylaws, the amendment must be approved by the members of each class that would be created by the amendment.

(3) If a class vote is required to approve an amendment to the bylaws, the amendment must be approved by the members of the class of two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the class or a majority of the voting power of the class, whichever is less.

(4) A class of members is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section although the articles and bylaws provide that the class may not vote on the proposed amendment.

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