{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-8-804","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31D-8-804","heading":"Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.","body":"If the articles of incorporation authorize dividing the shares into classes, the articles may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the holders of one or more authorized classes of shares. A class or classes of shares entitled to elect one or more directors is a separate voting group for purposes of the election of directors.","path":["CHAPTER 31D. WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT.","ARTICLE 8. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31D-8-804/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:05Z","sha256":"4c91047911c886ce80f18c79f177bd8a347a6d470fb50ea8f045191b9298c96d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-8-803","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31d-8-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}