Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the bylaws may provide that the territory in which a cooperative supplies electric energy to its members shall be divided into two or more voting districts and that, in respect of each such voting district, a designated number of trustees shall be elected by the members residing therein, or a designated number of delegates shall be elected by such members, or both such trustees and delegates shall be elected by such members. In any case, the bylaws shall prescribe the manner in which such voting districts and the members thereof and the delegates and trustees, if any, elected therefrom shall function, and the powers of the delegates, which may include the power to elect trustees. No member at any voting district meeting and no delegate at any meeting shall vote by proxy or by mail. A quorum of three percent of all members present in person shall constitute a quorum for the election of trustees at a district or area meeting of members or for the transaction of other business at an area meeting, unless the bylaws prescribe a greater quorum requirement. In actions required to be approved by the cooperative's members, votes cast at all area meetings shall be aggregated and the failure of an area to have a quorum present or an adverse vote at some area meetings shall not defeat the action if, after aggregating votes at all area meetings, the proposal received a sufficient vote on an aggregate basis. No vote of the members on any matter required to be voted on by Section 37-6-9(b) at a central annual or special meeting shall be taken at an area meeting.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 6 - Electric Cooperatives.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 37-6-2 - Organization and Purpose.
Section 37-6-3 - Enumerated Powers.
Section 37-6-5 - Incorporators.
Section 37-6-6 - Articles of Incorporation - Generally.
Section 37-6-7 - Articles of Incorporation - Amendment.
Section 37-6-9 - Qualifications for Membership; Meetings; Voting.
Section 37-6-10 - Board of Trustees.
Section 37-6-11 - Voting Districts.
Section 37-6-13 - Consolidation Generally.
Section 37-6-14 - Merger Generally.
Section 37-6-15 - Effect of Consolidation or Merger.
Section 37-6-16 - Conversion of Existing Corporation Into Cooperative.
Section 37-6-18 - Dissolution.
Section 37-6-19 - Filing of Articles.
Section 37-6-20 - Disposition of Excess Revenues.
Section 37-6-22 - Nonliability of Members for Debts of Cooperative.
Section 37-6-24 - Waiver of Notice.
Section 37-6-25 - Acknowledgment of Instruments.
Section 37-6-26 - Foreign Corporations.
Section 37-6-28 - Bonds or Other Indebtedness - Consent of Department of Finance.
Section 37-6-27 - Exemption From Jurisdiction of Public Service Commission.
Section 37-6-29 - Bonds or Other Indebtedness - Exemption From Provisions of Securities Law.