501.614 - VOTE OF MEMBERS. - Iowa Statutes

501.614 VOTE OF MEMBERS. 1. The board of directors of a cooperative, upon approving a plan of merger or consolidation, shall, by motion or resolution, direct that the plan be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members, which may be either an annual or special meeting. Written notice shall be given not less than twenty days prior to the meeting, either personally or by mail, to each voting member of record. The notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the meeting, and a summary of the plan of merger or consolidation shall be included in or enclosed with the notice. 2. At the meeting, a ballot of the members who are entitled to vote in the affairs of the association shall be taken on the proposed plan of merger or consolidation. The plan of merger or consolidation shall be approved if two-thirds of the members vote affirmatively on a ballot in which a majority of all voting members participate. Voting may be by mail ballot notwithstanding any contrary provision in the articles of association or bylaws.          Section History: Recent Form 98 Acts, ch 1152, §38, 69