If the articles of incorporation authorize dividing the shares into classes, the articles 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 shall be a separate voting group for the purposes of the election of directors.
D.C. Code § 29-306.04
Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders
Known as the Business Corporation Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (170 sections).
July 2, 2011, D.C
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.