N.Y. Cooperative Corporations Law Section 44
Voting by members

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Agriculture & Markets Law § 258-L (Producers’ bargaining agencies and distributors’ bargaining agencies)section two hundred fifty-eight-l of the agriculture and markets law, each member shall be entitled to one vote only. Vote by proxy shall be permitted only to the extent provided by the by-laws which are consistent with the provisions of this chapter, provided, however, vote by proxy may not be utilized where the certificate of incorporation permits proportionate or unequal voting. Except as otherwise required by this chapter or by the by-laws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting by the members entitled to vote in the election.

Source: Section 44 — Voting by members, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CCO/44 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

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