(a) The certificate of incorporation or the by-laws may contain
provisions specifying that any class or classes of members shall vote as
a class in connection with the transaction of any business or of any
specified item of business at a meeting of members, including amendments
to the certificate of incorporation.
(b) Where voting as a class is provided in the certificate of
incorporation or the by-laws, it shall be by the proportionate vote so
provided or, if no proportionate vote is provided, in the election of
directors, by a plurality of the votes cast at such meeting by the
members of such class entitled to vote in the election, or for any other
corporate action, by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by the
members of such class entitled to vote thereon.
(c) Such voting by class shall be in addition to any other vote,
including vote by class, required by this chapter or by the certificate
of incorporation or the by-laws as permitted by this chapter.
Structure New York Laws
NPC - Not-For-Profit Corporation
604 - Special Meeting for Election of Directors.
605 - Notice of Meeting of Members.
607 - List or Record of Members at Meetings.
608 - Quorum at Meeting of Members.
610 - Selection of Inspectors at Meetings of Members; Duties.
612 - Limitations on Right to Vote.
614 - Action by Members Without a Meeting.
615 - Greater Requirement as to Quorum and Vote of Members.
616 - Voting by Class of Members.
618 - Power of Supreme Court Respecting Elections.
619 - Agreements by Members as to Voting.
621 - Books and Records; Right of Inspection; Prima Facie Evidence.