Section 10992 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Insurance Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 2.
10992
. A society shall be deemed to have a representative form of
government when:
(a) It provides in its constitution or laws for a supreme
legislative or governing body, composed of representatives elected
either by the members or by delegates elected directly or indirectly
by the members, together with such other members as may be prescribed
by the society's constitution and laws;
(b) The representatives elected constitute a majority in number
and have not less than two-thirds of the votes nor less than the
votes required to amend its constitution and laws;
(c) The meetings of the supreme legislative or governing body and
the election of officers, representatives and delegates, by whatever
name known, are held as often as once in four calendar years;
(d) The members, officers, representatives and delegates, by
whatever name known, shall not vote by proxy; and
(e) The officers may be elected by the board of directors if the
board of directors is itself elected by the supreme legislative or
governing body.