N.D. Cent. Code § 10-35-06
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10-35-06. Board of directors
Official statutory text
10-35-06. Board of directors
1. The articles or bylaws of a publicly traded corporation may not fix a term for directors
longer than one year.
2. The articles or bylaws of a publicly traded corporation may not stagger the terms of
directors into groups whose terms end at different times.
3. The size of the board of a publicly traded corporation may not be changed at a time
when:
a. The board has notice that there will be a contested election of directors at the
next regular or special meeting of the shareholders; or
b. The shareholders do not have the right to nominate candidates for election at the
next regular meeting of the shareholders under a provision of the articles or
bylaws adopted pursuant to section 10-35-07.
4. The board of a publicly traded corporation must elect one of its members as the chair
of the board who shall preside at meetings of the board and perform such other
functions as may be provided in the articles or bylaws or by resolution of the board.
The chair of the board may not serve as an executive officer of the corporation.
1. The articles or bylaws of a publicly traded corporation may not fix a term for directors
longer than one year.
2. The articles or bylaws of a publicly traded corporation may not stagger the terms of
directors into groups whose terms end at different times.
3. The size of the board of a publicly traded corporation may not be changed at a time
when:
a. The board has notice that there will be a contested election of directors at the
next regular or special meeting of the shareholders; or
b. The shareholders do not have the right to nominate candidates for election at the
next regular meeting of the shareholders under a provision of the articles or
bylaws adopted pursuant to section 10-35-07.
4. The board of a publicly traded corporation must elect one of its members as the chair
of the board who shall preside at meetings of the board and perform such other
functions as may be provided in the articles or bylaws or by resolution of the board.
The chair of the board may not serve as an executive officer of the corporation.
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