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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 765<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72850,"identifier":"13.1-660.1","token":"13.1\/9\/8\/13.1-660.1","url":"\/13.1-660.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-660.1\/","token":"13.1\/9\/8\/13.1-660.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conduct of the meeting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-660.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At each meeting of shareholders<\/span>, a chairman shall preside. The chairman shall be appointed as provided in the articles of incorporation<\/span>, bylaws, or, in the absence of such provision, by the board of directors. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless the articles of incorporation<\/span> or bylaws provide otherwise, the chairman shall determine the order<\/span> of business and shall have the authority to establish rules for the conduct of the meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls open and close for each matter voted upon. If no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have opened at the beginning of the meeting and closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDUCT OF THE MEETING (\u00a7 13.1-660.1)\n\nA. At each meeting of shareholders, a chairman shall preside. The chairman shall\nbe appointed as provided in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or, in the\nabsence of such provision, by the board of directors.\n\nB. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the\nchairman shall determine the order of business and shall have the authority to\nestablish rules for the conduct of the meeting.\n\nC. The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls open\nand close for each matter voted upon. If no announcement is made, the polls\nshall be deemed to have opened at the beginning of the meeting and closed upon\nthe final adjournment of the meeting.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 765; 2019, c. 734.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}