(a) The directors of a mutual savings bank shall be elected by the members at an annual meeting, held under G.S. 54C‑106, for any terms as the bylaws of the savings bank may provide. Director's terms may be classified in the certificate of incorporation. Voting for directors by deposit account holders shall be weighted according to the total amount of deposit accounts held by the members, subject to any maximum number of votes per member which a savings bank may choose to prescribe in its bylaws. Voting rights for borrowers shall be fully prescribed in a detailed manner in the bylaws of the savings bank.
(b) The directors of a stock savings bank shall be elected by the stockholders at an annual meeting, held under G.S. 54C‑106, for any terms as the bylaws of the savings bank may provide. Director's terms may be classified in the certificate of incorporation.
(c) A director of a State savings bank shall have a significant ownership interest in the State savings bank.
(d) A State savings bank shall have no less than five directors. (1991, c. 680, s. 1.)