{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-702","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 702","heading":"Number of directors","body":"§ 702. Number of directors.\n  (a) The number of directors constituting the entire board shall be not\nless than three. Subject to such limitation, such number may be fixed by\nthe by-laws or by action of the members or of the board under the\nspecific provisions of a by-law allowing such action, or by any number\nwithin a range set forth in the by-laws. If not otherwise fixed under\nthis paragraph, the number shall be three.\n  (b) The number of directors may be increased or decreased by amendment\nof the by-laws or by action of the members, or of the board under the\nspecific provisions of a by-law, subject to the following limitations:\n  (1) If the board is authorized by the by-laws to change the number of\ndirectors, whether by amending the by-laws or by taking action under the\nspecific provisions of a by-law, such amendment or action shall require\nthe vote of a majority of the entire board.\n  (2) No decrease shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.","path":["Not-for-Profit Corporation Law","Article 7. Directors and Officers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/NPC/702","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d57fbcb5f85767053e37cc4479101778bd9ff02dc8dee0332ca5ce79001e5f54","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-701","next":"us-ny/n.y.-not-for-profit-corporation-law-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}