2013 New York Consolidated Laws
RCO - Religious Corporations
Article 13 - (262 - 272) Spiritualist Churches.
267 - Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications of voters.

 
    §  267. Organization and conduct of corporate meetings; qualifications
  of voters. At every corporate meeting of  a  church  incorporated  under
  this  article  all  persons who for one year next preceding such meeting
  have worshipped with such church and have regularly contributed  to  its
  financial  support,  according to its usages, shall be qualified voters;
  but, if so decided, by a two-thirds vote at the original meeting  or  at
  any  annual  corporate meeting thereof, after notice of such meeting all
  members of such church and in good and regular standing, by admission to
  membership therewith, who have worshipped with such church for one  year
  next  preceding  the meeting at which they vote, may also be admitted as
  qualified voters at corporate meetings. At such corporate meetings,  the
  presence  of  at  least seven persons qualified to vote thereat shall be
  necessary to constitute a quorum; and all matters or questions shall  be
  decided  by  a  majority  of the qualified voters voting thereon, except
  that by-laws can only be adopted or amended by a  two-thirds  vote.  The
  clerk  or  secretary of the corporation shall call the meeting to order;
  and under his supervision the qualified voters then present shall choose
  a presiding officer and  two  inspectors  of  election  to  receive  the
  ballots  cast.    The  presiding  officer and the inspectors of election
  shall declare the result of the ballots cast on any matter and shall  be
  the judges of the qualifications of the voters. At such annual corporate
  meeting,  successors to those trustees whose terms of office then expire
  shall be elected by ballot from the qualified  voters,  for  a  term  of
  three  years  thereafter, and until their successors shall be elected. A
  clerk or secretary of the corporation shall be elected  by  ballot,  who
  shall  hold office until the close of the next annual meeting, and until
  his successor shall be elected.