RCW 24.03A.425
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(1)At each meeting of members, an individual shall preside as chair. The chair is appointed and may be removed:
(a)As provided in the articles or bylaws;
(b)In the absence of a provision in the articles or bylaws, by the board; or
(c)In the absence of both a provision in the articles or bylaws and an appointment by the board, by the members at the meeting.
(2)Except as provided in the articles or bylaws or by resolution of the board, the chair determines the order of business and has the authority to establish rules for the order and conduct of the meeting.
(3)Any rules established for the order and conduct of the meeting pursuant to subsection
(2)of this section must be fair to the members.
(4)Except as provided in the articles or bylaws or by resolution of the board:
(a)The chair of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls close for each matter voted upon.
(b)If no announcement is made, then the polls are deemed to have closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting.
(c)After the polls close, no ballots, proxies, or votes, nor any otherwise permissible revocations or changes thereto may be accepted.
[ 2021 c 176 s 2308 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2021 c 176: See note following RCW 24.03A.005 .