Ohio Code § 1726.08
Ohio Code § 1726.08. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1726.08.
The board of directors of a corporation incorporated under Chapter 1726. of the Revised
Code shall be of such number in multiples of three as shall be determined in the first
instance by the incorporators and thereafter by the shareholders and shall be elected
in the first instance by the incorporators, and thereafter at each annual meeting
of the corporation, or, if no annual meeting is held in any year at the time fixed
by the bylaws, at a special meeting held in lieu thereof, the members of the corporation
shall elect two-thirds of the board of directors and the shareholders shall elect
the remaining directors. The directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the corporation
or special meeting held in lieu of the annual meeting after their election, and until
their successors are elected and qualified unless sooner removed in accordance with
the provisions of the bylaws. Any vacancy in the office of a director elected by the members shall be filled by
the directors elected by the members, and any vacancy in the office of a director
elected by the shareholders shall be filled by the directors elected by the shareholders.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1726.08
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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