law: Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 
  22. Votes of
  
  members.- 
  
  Every member of a
  
  multi-State Cooperative society, including a member who is an employee of such
  
  society, shall have one vote in the affairs of the society
  Provided that – 
  a.     
  
    a
  
  member who is an employee of such society shall not be entitled to vote -
               
  
   i.        
  
    at
  
  an election of a member of the board of such society.
              
  
   ii.        
  
    in
  
  any general meeting convened for framing the bye-laws of such society or any
  
  amendments thereto:
  a.    
  
  
  b.    
  
    in
  
  the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting
  
  vote;
  c.     
  
    where
  
  any of the authorities referred to in clauses (c) to (g) of sub-section (1) of
  
  section 19 is a member of a Multi-State cooperative society, each person
  
  nominated by such authority, on the board, in accordance with the provisions
  
  contained in this Act and the rules, shall have one vote;
  d.    
  
    a
  
  multi-State cooperative society, the members of which include cooperative
  
  societies or other multi-State cooperative societies, may provide for an
  
  equitable system of voting having regard to the membership of, and the extent
  
  of business carried on by such cooperative societies, or multi-State
  
  cooperative societies and other relevant circumstances.