Texas Utilities Code

§ 162.070 — MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING

UT § 162.070Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES · Part A. UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND OTHER PROVIDERS · Ch. 162. TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS · Art. B. CREATION AND OPERATION OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES

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(a)Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of:

(1)10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or

(2)the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.

(b)If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

(c)Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.