{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-408.04","heading":"Voting on amendments by voting groups.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, if a nonprofit corporation has more than one class of members, the members of each class shall be entitled to vote as a separate voting group, if member voting is otherwise required by this chapter, on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation if the amendment would:\n(1)\nEffect an exchange or reclassification of all or part of the memberships of the class into memberships of another class;\n(2)\nEffect an exchange or reclassification, or create the right of exchange, of all or part of the memberships of another class into memberships of the class;\n(3)\nChange the rights, preferences, or limitations of all or part of the memberships of the class in a manner different than the amendment would affect another class;\n(4)\nChange the rights, preferences, or limitations of all or part of the memberships of the class by changing the rights, preferences, or limitations of another class;\n(5)\nIncrease or decrease the number of memberships authorized for that class;\n(6)\nIncrease the number of memberships authorized for another class; or\n(7)\nAuthorize a new class of memberships.\n\n(b)\nIf a class of members will be divided into 2 or more classes by an amendment to the articles of incorporation, the amendment shall be approved by a majority of the members of each class that will be created.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter VIII. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.","Part A. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-408.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1ef282d48fac35049078109c707234c0e1f381384db05f4b1adb2d41721510ce","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}