{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-47-16-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 47-16-7","heading":"Member meetings--Quorum.","body":"A quorum at a member meeting of a cooperative shall be ten percent of the first one hundred members plus five percent of additional members, present or represented by delegate. Unless the bylaws fix a larger number of members to constitute a quorum, a quorum may never be more than fifty members nor fewer than five members, or a majority of all members, whichever is smaller. Members represented by signed vote may be counted in computing a quorum only on those questions as to which the signed vote is taken. The sufficiency or requirement of a quorum for the transaction of business at a district meeting of members shall be established in the bylaws. However, the quorum may not be fewer than five members.","path":["TITLE 47. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 47-16. COOPERATIVES--MEMBERSHIP, STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/47-16-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"cc21005f2e8d2f9c1d2a6ddbfca25ff033a358a289c0c3c2cbedbc68af23b006","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-47-16-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-47-16-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}