{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-695","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-695","heading":"Annual meeting.","body":"(a) Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by section 33-698, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, provided, if a corporation's certificate of incorporation authorizes shareholders to cumulate their votes when electing directors pursuant to section 33-712, directors may not be elected by less than unanimous written consent.\n(b) Unless the board of directors determines that an annual shareholders' meeting shall be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with subsection (c) of section 33-703, such meeting (1) may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, or (2) if no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, annual meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal office.\n(c) The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation's bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.","path":["TITLE 33. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 601*. BUSINESS CORPORATIONS","PART VII. SHAREHOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_601.htm#sec_33-695","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:11Z","sha256":"f7be151ea62988962418b8709c2515a03289b7ba2b12e2c685d6a43ab5b89fca","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-688-to-33-694","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-33-696"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}