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39Determining the outcome where equality of votes (s228)
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39 Determining the outcome where equality of votes (s228)
39 Determining the outcome where equality of votes (s228)
(1) This rule applies where the votes in favour and against a resolution are equal.
(2) If the chairperson of the meeting is a member of the co-operative, he or she may exercise a second or casting vote.
(3) If the chairperson is not a member of the co-operative or decides not to exercise a second or casting vote, the outcome of an equality of votes is taken to have been decided in the negative.