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Any corporation may for legitimate corporate purpose or purposes amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of its board of directors or trustees and the vote or written assent of two-thirds of its members if it be a non-stock corporation, or if it be a stock corporation, by the vote or written assent of

Generally, any time you make a change to information reported in your initial formation documents, you will need to file an amendment to those documents.

Obtain articles of amendment of the articles of incorporation (sometimes called the certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation) from your state's Secretary of State. Obtain a copy of the original articles of incorporation. Propose the change in the articles of incorporation to the Board of Directors.

Depending on the state in which the business is incorporated, unanimous agreement from all the shareholders may be required to change the articles of incorporation. Most states have changed this older, common law rule, and now only require a majority of shareholders to agree to change the articles of incorporation.

The articles of a corporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) can be amended by submitting a request through the Online Filing Centre. You will have to pay a filing fee (see Services, fees and processing times).

Depending on the state in which the business is incorporated, unanimous agreement from all the shareholders may be required to change the articles of incorporation. Most states have changed this older, common law rule, and now only require a majority of shareholders to agree to change the articles of incorporation.

To review the fee in your state, select the state and entity type in our Articles of Amendment online form. How long does it take to file Articles of Amendment? The filing time is dependent on the governing state agency and varies by state. For example, in California the process takes over eight weeks.