The bylaws may provide that the service area of the telephone cooperative must be divided into two or more districts and that one or more members be elected from each district to serve as director. The bylaws may further provide that in lieu of electing the whole number of directors annually that director election be staggered so that no less than one-third of all director terms expire each year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-46-550
Directors from different districts in service area; staggered elections
Known as the Telephone Cooperative Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (51 sections).
1994 Act No. 392, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.