West Virginia Code
Article 8. Directors and Officers
§31D-8-808. Removal of Directors by Shareholders

(a) The shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without cause.
(b) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him or her.
(c) A director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him or her exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him or her provided that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal.
(d) A director may be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him or her and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 31D. West Virginia Business Corporation Act

Article 8. Directors and Officers

§31D-8-801. Requirement for and Duties of Board of Directors

§31D-8-802. Qualifications of Directors

§31D-8-803. Number and Election of Directors

§31D-8-804. Election of Directors by Certain Classes of Shareholders

§31D-8-805. Terms of Directors Generally

§31D-8-806. Staggered Terms for Directors

§31D-8-807. Resignation of Directors

§31D-8-808. Removal of Directors by Shareholders

§31D-8-809. Removal of Directors by Judicial Proceeding

§31D-8-810. Vacancy on Board

§31D-8-811. Compensation of Directors

§31D-8-820. Meetings

§31D-8-821. Action Without Meeting

§31D-8-822. Notice of Meeting

§31D-8-823. Waiver of Notice

§31D-8-824. Quorum and Voting

§31D-8-825. Committees

§31D-8-830. Standard of Conduct for Directors

§31D-8-831. Standards of Liability for Directors

§31D-8-833. Directors' Liability for Unlawful Distributions

§31D-8-840. Required Officers

§31D-8-841. Duties of Officers

§31D-8-842. Standards of Conduct for Officers

§31D-8-842a. Standards of Liability for Officers

§31D-8-843. Resignation and Removal of Officers

§31D-8-844. Contract Rights of Officers

§31D-8-850. Part Definitions

§31D-8-851. Permissible Indemnification

§31D-8-852. Mandatory Indemnification

§31D-8-853. Advance for Expenses

§31D-8-854. Circuit Court-Ordered Indemnification and Advance for Expenses

§31D-8-855. Determination and Authorization of Indemnification

§31D-8-856. Indemnification of Officers

§31D-8-857. Insurance

§31D-8-858. Variation by Corporate Action; Application of Part

§31D-8-859. Exclusivity of Part

§31D-8-860. Directors' Conflicting Interest Transactions