3.3. ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
A director shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify, or until to such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot.
3.4. RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES
(a) Any director may resign at any time upon notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in such notice or, if the time be not specified, upon receipt thereof by the corporation. Unless otherwise specified therein, acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. When one or more directors shall resign from the board of directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies in accordance with this Section 3.4, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:
(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all stockholders having the right to vote as a single class shall be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director;
(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or series of stock are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or series shall be filled only by a majority of the directors elected by such class or series then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
Any director elected pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal.
3.5. PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the board of directors, or any committee designated by the board of directors, may participate in a meeting of such board of directors, or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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