If the certificate of incorporation authorizes dividing the shares into classes, the certificate may also authorize the election of all or a specified number of directors by the holders of one or more authorized classes of shares. A class, or classes, of shares entitled to elect one or more directors is a separate voting group for purposes of the election of directors.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-738
Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders
Known as the Connecticut Business Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (278 sections).
(P.A. 94-186, S. 86, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 64, 254.) History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 replaced “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorp…
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.