N.Y. Religious Corporations Law Section 188
Time, place and notice of corporate meetings

The annual corporate meeting of every incorporated church or society to which this article is applicable shall be held at the time and place fixed by its by-laws. A special corporate meeting of any such church or society may be called by the board of trustees thereof, on its own motion, and shall be called on the written request of at least ten qualified voters of such church or society. The trustees shall cause written notice of the time and place of any corporate meeting, therein specifying, if an annual meeting, the names of any trustees whose successors are to be elected thereat, and, if a special meeting, specifying the business to be transacted thereat, to be served, either personally or by mail, upon each qualified voter of the church or society entitled to vote at the meeting, not less than ten nor more than forty days before the meeting. If mailed, the notice shall be directed to each qualified voter entitled to notice at his address as it appears on the books or records of the church or society.

Source: Section 188 — Time, place and notice of corporate meetings, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RCO/188 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 15, 2025).

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