Co-Operative Societies Act 2008
69.
Election of directors
1. Subject to section 70
and subject to the regulations and the bylaws—
a.
the
election of directors shall take place annually at the annual general meeting;
b.
the
directors hold office until the conclusion of the meeting at which their
successors are elected, and are eligible for re-election;
c.
where
the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the
election of directors must be by secret ballot;
d.
every
member has the right to vote for the number of directors to be elected and any
ballot that contains the names of more or less than the number to be elected is
void;
e.
where
there are vacancies on the Board but the remaining directors constitute a
quorum, they shall call a special meeting for the purpose of electing members
to fill any such vacancy;
f.
where
there is a vacancy on the Board and there is not a quorum of directors, the
remaining directors shall call a general meeting for the purpose of electing
members to fill that vacancy;
1.
2. Where an election of
directors required by this Act, the Regulations or the by-laws does not take
place at the proper time, the directors then in office shall continue in office
until their successors are elected.
3. Subject to the by- a
society, not more than one-third of the directors may be employees of a
society.
4. Unless a reasonable
excuse is received by the meeting, no person may be elected a director if he is
not present at the meeting at which the election is being conducted.