35-2-417. Election, designation and appointment of directors. (1) If the corporation has members, all the directors except the initial directors must be elected at the first annual meeting of members and at each annual meeting thereafter unless the articles or bylaws provide some other time or method of election or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or are designated.
(2) If the corporation does not have members, all the directors except the initial directors must be elected, appointed, or designated as provided in the articles or bylaws. If a method of designation or appointment is not set forth in the articles or bylaws, the directors, other than the initial directors, must be elected by the board.
History: En. Sec. 77, Ch. 411, L. 1991.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 2. Nonprofit Corporations
Part 4. Directors and Officers -- Indemnification
35-2-414. Requirement for and duties of board
35-2-415. Qualifications and numbers of directors
35-2-416. General standards for directors
35-2-417. Election, designation and appointment of directors
35-2-418. Director conflict of interest
35-2-419. Terms of directors generally -- staggered terms
35-2-420. Resignation of directors
35-2-421. Removal of directors elected by members or directors
35-2-422. Removal of designated or appointed directors
35-2-423. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
35-2-425. Compensation of directors
35-2-427. Regular and special meetings
35-2-428. Action without meeting
35-2-429. Call and notice of meetings
35-2-433. Committees of the board
35-2-435. Loans to or guaranties for directors and officers
35-2-436. Liability for unlawful distributions
35-2-437. and 35-2-438 reserved
35-2-440. Duties and authority of officers
35-2-441. Standards of conduct for officers
35-2-442. Resignation and removal of officers
35-2-443. Contract rights of officers
35-2-444. Officers' authority to execute documents
35-2-447. Authority to indemnify
35-2-448. Mandatory indemnification
35-2-449. Advance for expenses
35-2-450. Court-ordered indemnification
35-2-451. Determination and authorization of indemnification
35-2-452. Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents