Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 23.86 - Cooperative Associations.
23.86.080 - Directors—Election and appointment.

RCW 23.86.080
Directors—Election and appointment.

(1) Associations shall be managed by a board of not less than three directors (which may be referred to as "trustees"). The directors shall be elected by the members of the association at such time, in such manner, and for such term of office as the bylaws may prescribe, and shall hold office during the term for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(2) Except as provided in RCW 23.86.087, any vacancy occurring in the board of directors, and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the board of directors unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws provide that a vacancy or directorship so created shall be filled in some other manner. A director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall be elected or appointed for the unexpired term of the predecessor in office.

[ 2003 c 252 § 1; 1989 c 307 § 10; 1913 c 19 § 5; RRS § 3908. Formerly RCW 23.56.080.]
NOTES:

Legislative finding—1989 c 307: See note following RCW 23.86.007.

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 23 - Corporations and Associations (Profit) (Business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw)

Chapter 23.86 - Cooperative Associations.

23.86.007 - Definitions.

23.86.010 - Cooperative associations—Who may organize.

23.86.020 - Business authorized.

23.86.022 - Certificate of authority as insurance company—Filing of documents.

23.86.030 - Association name—Immunity from liability of association board members and officers.

23.86.035 - Powers.

23.86.050 - Articles—Contents.

23.86.055 - Articles—Filing.

23.86.070 - Applicable fees, charges, and penalties.

23.86.075 - Fees for services by secretary of state.

23.86.080 - Directors—Election and appointment.

23.86.085 - Election of officers.

23.86.087 - Removal of officers or directors.

23.86.090 - Amendments to articles.

23.86.095 - Registered agent.

23.86.100 - Bylaws.

23.86.105 - Member liability—Termination.

23.86.115 - Voting.

23.86.125 - Voting—Quorum.

23.86.135 - Members right to dissent—Exception for members of a rural electric association.

23.86.145 - Rights of dissenting members.

23.86.160 - Apportionment of earnings.

23.86.170 - Distribution of dividends.

23.86.191 - Indemnification of agents of any corporation authorized.

23.86.195 - Cooperative associations organized under other statutes—Reorganization under chapter.

23.86.200 - Definitions.

23.86.210 - Conversion of cooperative association to domestic ordinary business corporation—Procedure.

23.86.220 - Merger of cooperative association with one or more cooperative associations or business corporations—Procedure.

23.86.230 - Merger of cooperative association with one or more cooperative associations or business corporations—Rights, powers, duties and liabilities of surviving entity—Articles.

23.86.250 - Dissolution.

23.86.310 - Annual report.

23.86.330 - Administrative dissolution.

23.86.350 - Application of RCW 24.06.100 and 24.06.105.

23.86.360 - Application of Title 23B RCW.

23.86.370 - Application of Article 5 of chapter 23.95 RCW.

23.86.400 - Locally regulated utilities—Attachments to poles.

23.86.410 - Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority for locally regulated utility to buy back electricity.

23.86.420 - Conversion of domestic association to limited cooperative association—Procedure.

23.86.900 - Application—1989 c 307.