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2. Votes needed to remove. If cumulative voting is
authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes
sufficient to elect that director under cumulative voting is
voted against the removal of that director's removal director.
If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director may be removed
only by the affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the shares
entitled to vote on the removal. The corporation's articles of
incorporation may require a greater or lesser vote in order to
remove directors but not less than a majority of votes cast,
including, but not limited to, the necessity of a unanimous vote
of shareholders or relevant voting group.

 
Sec. B-65. 13-C MRSA §824, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
3. Waiver by absent director. If a meeting otherwise valid
of the corporation's board of directors is held without call or
notice when a notice is required, any action taken at the meeting
is deemed ratified any defects of notice are deemed waived by a
director who did not attend unless, after learning of the action
taken and of the impropriety of the meeting, the director makes
prompt objection to the action taken within 10 days after
learning of the meeting and actions taken at the meeting the
director delivers to the corporation written objection to the
transacting of business at the meeting.

 
Sec. B-66. 13-C MRSA §825, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
2. Lower quorum permitted. The corporation's articles of
incorporation or bylaws may authorize a quorum of a corporation's
board of directors to consist of no fewer not less than 1/3 of
the fixed or prescribed number of directors determined under
subsection 1.

 
Sec. B-67. 13-C MRSA §846, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. B, §7, is repealed.

 
Sec. B-68. 13-C MRSA §§852, 854 to 857 and 859, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
640, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, are amended to read:

 
§852. Permissible indemnification

 
1. Standards of conduct. Except as otherwise provided in
this section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a
party to a proceeding because that individual is a director of
the corporation against liability incurred in the proceeding if:


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