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Difference between revisions of "10 Changes in the New Societies Act You Should Know About"

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| text = If your society’s bylaws currently require that a special resolution be approved by at least 3/4 of votes cast, then that threshold still applies under the new Societies Act. Under the new Act, the default voting threshold to pass a special resolution is 2/3 of the votes cast at a members’ meeting. But if a society’s bylaws impose a higher threshold, the higher threshold in the bylaws prevails. The exception is for a vote to remove a director from office – the new default threshold of 2/3 applies to that situation regardless of what the bylaws say.
| text = If your society’s bylaws currently require that a special resolution be approved by at least 3/4 of votes cast, then that threshold still applies under the new ''Societies Act''. Under the new Act, the default voting threshold to pass a special resolution is 2/3 of the votes cast at a members’ meeting. But if a society’s bylaws impose a higher threshold, the higher threshold in the bylaws prevails. The exception is for a vote to remove a director from office – the new default threshold of 2/3 applies to that situation regardless of what the bylaws say.
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