(a) Proposal of plan.--A plan shall be proposed in the case of a domestic nonprofit corporation as follows:

(1) by the adoption by the board of directors or other body of a resolution approving the plan;

(2) unless otherwise provided in the articles, by petition of members entitled to cast at least 10% of the votes that all members are entitled to cast thereon, setting forth the proposed plan, which petition shall be directed to the board of directors and filed with the secretary of the corporation; or

(3) by such other method as may be provided in the bylaws.

(b) Submission to members.--Except where the domestic nonprofit corporation has no members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors or other body shall direct that the plan be submitted to a vote of the members entitled to vote thereon at a regular or special meeting of the members.

(c) Notice of meeting of members.--Notice in record form of the meeting of members that will act on the proposed plan shall be given to each member of record, whether or not entitled to vote thereon, of each domestic nonprofit corporation that is a party to the transaction under the plan. A copy of the proposed plan or a summary thereof shall be included in or enclosed with the notice. The notice shall state that a copy of the organic rules of the surviving, acquired, converted, new or resulting association or domesticated entity as they will be in effect immediately following the transaction will be furnished to any member of the corporation giving the notice on request and without cost.

(d) Member vote required.--Except as provided in section 5757 (relating to action by members), a plan shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes that all members present are entitled to cast thereon of each domestic nonprofit corporation that is a party to the transaction under the plan. If any class of members is entitled to vote on the plan as a class, the plan must be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes that all members present of such class are entitled to cast thereon.

(e) Adoption in absence of voting members.--If a domestic nonprofit corporation has no members entitled to vote thereon, a plan shall be deemed adopted by the corporation when it has been adopted by the board of directors or other body pursuant to subsection (a).

(f) Cross references.--See Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to notice and meetings generally) and section 3304(b) (relating to election of benefit corporation status).

Cross References. Section 322 is referred to in section 5757 of this title.