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S.C. Code Ann. § 33-31-1024

Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors

Known as the South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (186 sections).

1994 Act No. 384, SECTION 1.

(a) Subject to any additional approval required by Section 33-31-1030, a bylaw that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:

(1) if originally adopted by the members, only by the members;

(2) if originally adopted by the board of directors, either by the members or by the board of directors.

(b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the members that fixes a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it may be amended or repealed, subject to any additional approval required by Section 33-31-1030, only by a specified vote of either the members or the board of directors.

(c) Action by the board of directors under subsection (a)(2) to adopt or amend a bylaw that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.