{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-406.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-406.10","heading":"Vacancy on board.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, the vacancy may be filled by a majority of the directors remaining in office even if they constitute less than a quorum.\n\n(b)\nExcept as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a vacancy in the position of a director who is:\n(1)\nElected by a voting group of members, by a chapter or other organizational unit of members, or by a region or other geographic grouping of members, shall be filled during the first 3 months after the vacancy occurs only by that voting group or chapter, unit, region, or grouping;\n(2)\nAppointed by persons other than the members, may be filled only by those persons; or\n(3)\nDesignated in the articles of incorporation or bylaws shall not be filled by action of the board of directors.\n\n(c)\nA vacancy that will occur at a specific later time, by reason of a resignation effective at a later time under § 29-406.07(b) or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director shall not take office until the vacancy occurs.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter VI. Directors, Officers, and Employees.","Part A. Board of Directors."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-406.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b6577a5bdf3c4ba2514195eb88c0648de79f089157c93fe4feaca244a42f63d2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-406.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-406.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}