Procedural requirements for member meetings.
D.C. Code § 29-1113
in effect29-1113. Procedural requirements for member meetings.
(a)
Unless an unincorporated nonprofit association’s governing principles provide otherwise:
(1)
Approval of a matter by the members shall require an affirmative majority of the votes cast at a meeting of members; and
(2)
Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter that is submitted for approval by members.
(b)
The governing principles may provide for the:
(1)
Calling, location, and timing of member meetings;
(2)
Notice and quorum requirements for member meetings;
(3)
Conduct of member meetings;
(4)
Taking of action by the members by consent without a meeting or casting ballots; and
(5)
Participation by members in a member meeting by telephone or other means of electronic communication.
(c)
If the governing principles do not provide for a matter described in subsection (b) of this section, customary usages and principles of parliamentary law and procedure apply.
(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(k)(4), 59 DCR 13171.)
Source: Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)URL: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-1113Fetched: 10/21/2026