N.Y. Religious Corporations Law § 66: Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters thereat

§ 66. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications

of voters thereat. 1. At a corporate meeting of an incorporated church

to which this article is applicable the following persons and no others

shall be qualified voters, to wit: All persons who are then members in

good and regular standing of such church by admission into full

communion and membership therewith, in accordance with the constitution

of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

2. The presence at any corporate meeting of an incorporated church of

at least six communicant members of full age shall be necessary to

constitute a quorum. The action of the meeting upon any matter or

question shall be decided by a majority of the qualified voters present.

3. At any corporate meeting of an incorporated church to which this

article is applicable, the pastor of such church, the officiating

minister thereof, or the president of the board of trustees shall

preside thereat.

4. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent the qualified

voters at any meeting held pursuant to this article from choosing a

person to preside at any corporate meeting of any incorporated church,

other than the person or officer designated in this article to preside

thereat, and when such other person shall be chosen he shall exercise

all the powers in this article conferred upon the presiding officer of

such meeting.

5. The presiding officer of a corporate meeting shall receive the

votes, be the judge of the qualifications of voters, and declare the

result of the votes cast on any matter. The polls of an annual corporate

meeting shall continue open until all qualified voters present shall

have had a full opportunity to vote.

6. At each annual corporate meeting successors to those trustees whose

terms of office then expire shall be elected from the qualified voters

by ballot for a term of three years thereafter. The nomination and

election of trustees shall be conducted as provided in the constitution

of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).