Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 32. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 3. CREDIT UNIONS

Part 3. Organization, Membership, and Dissolution

Meetings Of Members

32-3-310. Meetings of members. (1) The annual meeting and any special meetings of the members of the credit union must be held at the time, place, and in the manner indicated by the bylaws.

(2) At all meetings a member has only one vote, irrespective of the member's shareholdings. A member may not vote by proxy, but a member may vote by absentee ballot or mail ballot if the bylaws of the credit union so provide.

(3) A society, association, partnership, or corporation having membership in the credit union may be represented and have its vote cast by one of its members or shareholders, provided that the person has been fully authorized by the organization's governing body.

(4) The board of directors may establish a minimum age, not greater than 18 years of age, as a qualification of eligibility to vote at meetings of the members or to hold office, or both.

History: En. 14-621 by Sec. 21, Ch. 38, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 14-621; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 237, L. 2003.