Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every member of a Co-operative society shall have one vote on any matter that is put to vote in the affairs of the Co-operative society in a meeting. (2) Every member of a Co-operative society shall cast his vote in person. (3) In the case of equality of vote in meeting the Chairman shall have second vote. (4) Where two persons are joint members of a Co-operative society, the first named joint member or in his/her absence, the other joint member may attend the meetings of the Co-operative society and shall have right to vote at such meetings: Provided that both the joint members shall not attend the meeting at a time. (5) A Co-operative society which is a member of any other Co-operative society (hereinafter referred to as the later Co-operative society) may by adopting a resolution in the board, authorise any of its members who is not otherwise disqualified for being so authorised under this Act or the by-laws to vote at any meeting of the later Co-operative society: Provided that no member of a Co-operative society shall exercise his right as such member till he has made such payments to the Co-operative society in respect of his membership or has acquired such interest in the Co-operative society as may be provided by rules or by-laws.