Section 2-404 - Election and tenure of directors. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-404. Election and tenure of directors.
 

(a)  Initial directors.- Until successors are elected and qualify, the board of directors consists of the individuals named as directors in the charter. 

(b)  Election by stockholders; term of office.-  

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, at each annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders shall elect directors to hold office until the earlier of: 

(i) The next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualify; or 

(ii) The time provided in the terms of any class or series of stock pursuant to which such directors are elected. 

(2) Except for a corporation that has elected to be subject to § 3-803 of this article, if the directors are divided into classes, the term of office may be provided in the bylaws, except that: 

(i) The term of office of a director may not be longer than 5 years or, except in the case of an initial or substitute director, shorter than the period between annual meetings; and 

(ii) The term of office of at least one class shall expire each year. 

(c)  Manner of voting.- Each share of stock may be voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the share is entitled to be voted. 

(d)  Plurality vote.- Unless the charter or bylaws of a corporation provide otherwise, a plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is sufficient to elect a director. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 23, §§ 43, 52; 1975, ch. 311, § 2; 1981, ch. 122; 1997, ch. 720; 1999, ch. 300; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]