{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.21","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-308.21","heading":"Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.","body":"(a)\nA bylaw that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:\n(1)\nIf originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides;\n(2)\nIf adopted by the board of directors, either by the shareholders or by the board of directors.\n\n(b)\nA bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it can be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.\n\n(c)\nAction by the board of directors under subsection (a) of this section to amend or repeal a bylaw that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Business Corporations.","Subchapter VIII. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.","Part B. Amendment of Bylaws."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-308.21","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"daa3d57ac9663171c9849915b30c7fe6c529e14c85c7306f4415f9ace9485431","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.20","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-308.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}