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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346620</law_id><section_number>13.1-352</section_number><catch_line>Voting rights</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="44" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="3">Cooperative Associations</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="3">Worker Cooperatives</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No shares other than membership shares shall be given voting rights in a <span class="dictionary">worker cooperative</span>. <a id="paragraph-1292522" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-352/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The power to <span class="dictionary">amend</span> or repeal bylaws of a <span class="dictionary">worker cooperative</span> shall be in the <span class="dictionary">members</span> only, except to the extent that directors are authorized to <span class="dictionary">amend</span> or repeal the bylaws. <a id="paragraph-1292523" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-352/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Voting on amendments to the articles of incorporation of a <span class="dictionary">worker cooperative</span> shall be limited to the <span class="dictionary">members</span> qualified to vote membership shares. <a id="paragraph-1292524" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-352/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">member</span> with a membership share shall have one vote in any matter requiring voting by shareholders. <a id="paragraph-1292525" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-352/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 673.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
