{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.0809","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 617.0809","heading":"Board vacancy.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), 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 remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors constitute less than a quorum.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a vacancy in the position of a director who is:\n(a) Elected by a voting group of members, a chapter or other organizational unit of members, or a region or other geographic grouping of members may be filled during the first 3 months after the vacancy occurs only by that voting group, chapter, unit, region, or grouping, or by a majority of the directors then in office elected by such voting group, chapter, unit, region, or grouping. If the vacancy has not been filled within the 3-month period, the vacancy may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office in accordance with subsection (1);\n(b) Appointed by persons, other than the members, may be filled only by those persons; or\n(c) Designated in the articles of incorporation or bylaws may not be filled by action of the board of directors.\n(3) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under s. 617.0807 or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs. However, the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.\nHistory.—s. 44, ch. 90-179; s. 86, ch. 97-102; s. 29, ch. 2009-205; s. 45, ch. 2026-168.","path":["CHAPTER 617 NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0617/0617.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:29Z","sha256":"dd1cfbc1eee1904cfe277db97be512a0a69b1b66ab0624bd6644dde9fcd10841","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.0808","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-617.08091"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}