Votes of member and manner of exercising vote

(1) In Primary Co-operative Societies, irrespective of the shares held in the society and subject to temporary disqualification, each member shall have equal voting right (one member one vote). SimHarly in case of Secondary Co-operative Society shall have same voting rights (one representative one vote). Every member of Co-operative Society or the representative referred herein shall exercise his/her vote in person and in the manner specified in the Bye-Laws and no member or representative shall be permitted to vote by proxy. Provided further that the condition of one year membership shall not apply to the members who join at registration or at any time after registration of a Co-operative Society but before the first day of the next Co-operative Year. (2) Every member of a Co-operative shall exercise his/her vote in the manner specified in the Bye-Laws. [Note: Contains orphaned text from previous page: 4) In the case of equality of votes the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.]