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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="6-318" title_number="6" title_name="Credit Unions" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Formation, Organization, and Powers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The provisions of this section do not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An action authorized under § 6-329 or § 6-321 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A voluntary dissolution under § 6-804 of this title; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An authorization of compensation under § 6-331 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The board of a credit union:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May authorize by resolution any question, proposal, or other matter requiring membership approval to be voted on by mail ballot; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Shall establish a sequence of dates by which the voting procedures are initiated and completed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The secretary of the credit union shall mail to each member in good standing who is eligible to vote:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A printed ballot;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An explanation of the question, proposal, or other matter to be voted on; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A postage pre-paid and pre-addressed return envelope.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Unless otherwise provided in this title, the printed ballot shall be mailed to each member in good standing who is eligible to vote, not more than 30 days nor less than 7 days before the date set by the board for the filing of the mail ballot.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The question, proposal, or other matter is adopted only if approved by a majority of the ballots timely received from the members eligible to vote and in good standing and voting.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The credit union shall report the results of the mail ballot to the members.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
