law: 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.