501A.708 Action of board of directors.
1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the board shall only take action at a duly held meeting by the affirmative vote of any of the following:
a. A majority of directors present at the meeting.
b. A majority of the directors’ voting power present at the meeting.
2. The articles or bylaws may require the affirmative vote of a larger vote than provided in subsection 1. If the articles or bylaws require a larger vote than is required by this chapter for a particular action, the articles or bylaws control.
2005 Acts, ch 135, §42
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 501A - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT
Section 501A.101 - Short title.
Section 501A.102 - Definitions.
Section 501A.103 - Requirements for signatures on documents.
Section 501A.201 - General filing requirements.
Section 501A.201A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.
Section 501A.202 - Filing duty of secretary of state.
Section 501A.203 - Effective time and date of documents.
Section 501A.204 - Correcting filed documents.
Section 501A.207 - Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document.
Section 501A.208 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
Section 501A.209 - Certificate of existence.
Section 501A.210 - Penalty for signing false document.
Section 501A.211 - Secretary of state — powers.
Section 501A.221 - Certificate of authority.
Section 501A.222 - Cancellation of certificate of authority.
Section 501A.231 - Biennial report for secretary of state.
Section 501A.302 - Reserved name.
Section 501A.401 - Registered office and registered agent.
Section 501A.402 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
Section 501A.404 - Service on domestic cooperatives.
Section 501A.405 - Service on foreign cooperative.
Section 501A.501 - Organizational purpose.
Section 501A.502 - Organizers.
Section 501A.503 - Articles of organization.
Section 501A.504 - Amendment of articles.
Section 501A.507 - Cooperative records.
Section 501A.602 - Emergency powers.
Section 501A.603 - Agricultural commodities and products — marketing contracts.
Section 501A.701 - Board governs cooperative.
Section 501A.702 - Number of directors.
Section 501A.703 - Election of directors.
Section 501A.704 - Filling vacancies.
Section 501A.705 - Removal of directors.
Section 501A.706 - Board of directors’ meetings.
Section 501A.708 - Action of board of directors.
Section 501A.709 - Action without a meeting.
Section 501A.710 - Audit committee.
Section 501A.711 - Committees.
Section 501A.712 - Standard of conduct.
Section 501A.713 - Director conflicts of interest.
Section 501A.715 - Indemnification.
Section 501A.802 - Member liability.
Section 501A.803 - Regular members’ meetings.
Section 501A.804 - Special members’ meetings.
Section 501A.805 - Certification of meeting notice.
Section 501A.807 - Remote communications for members’ meetings.
Section 501A.808 - Action of members.
Section 501A.809 - Action without a meeting.
Section 501A.810 - Member voting rights.
Section 501A.811 - Patron member voting based on patronage.
Section 501A.812 - Voting rights.
Section 501A.813 - Voting by organizations and legal representatives.
Section 501A.815 - Sale of property and assets.
Section 501A.816 - Vote of ownership interests held by cooperative.
Section 501A.901 - Membership interests.
Section 501A.902 - Assignment of financial rights.
Section 501A.903 - Nature of a membership interest and statement of interest owned.
Section 501A.904 - Certificated and uncertificated membership interests.
Section 501A.905 - Lost certificates — replacement.
Section 501A.906 - Restriction on transfer or registration of membership interests.
Section 501A.1001 - Authorization, form, and acceptance of contributions.
Section 501A.1002 - Restatement of value of previous contributions.
Section 501A.1003 - Contribution agreements.
Section 501A.1004 - Contribution rights agreements.
Section 501A.1005 - Allocations and distributions — profits, losses, cash, or other assets.
Section 501A.1006 - Allocations and distributions — net income.
Section 501A.1007 - Member control agreements.
Section 501A.1008 - Reversion of disbursements.
Section 501A.1101 - Merger and consolidation.
Section 501A.1102 - Merger of subsidiary.
Section 501A.1103 - Abandonment.
Section 501A.1201 - Methods of dissolution.
Section 501A.1202 - Winding up.
Section 501A.1203 - Revocation of dissolution proceedings.
Section 501A.1204 - Statute of limitations.
Section 501A.1205 - Articles of dissolution.
Section 501A.1206 - Application for court-supervised voluntary dissolution.
Section 501A.1207 - Court-ordered remedies for dissolution.
Section 501A.1208 - Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution.
Section 501A.1209 - Receiver qualifications and powers.
Section 501A.1210 - Dissolution action by attorney general — administrative dissolution.
Section 501A.1211 - Filing claims in court-supervised dissolution proceedings.
Section 501A.1212 - Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings.
Section 501A.1213 - Court-supervised dissolution order.
Section 501A.1214 - Filing court’s dissolution order.
Section 501A.1215 - Barring of claims.
Section 501A.1216 - Right to sue or defend after dissolution.