Meetings of augmented electoral commission
48 Meetings of augmented electoral commission
The chairperson of the electoral commission may call a meeting of an augmented commission.
The chairperson of the electoral commission shall preside at all meetings of an augmented commission at which the chairperson is present.
If the chairperson of the electoral commission is absent from a meeting of an augmented commission—
the commissioner shall preside; or
if the commissioner is absent from the meeting—the members present shall appoint 1 of their number to preside.
At a meeting, 4 members constitute a quorum.
Subject to subsection (6), questions shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
An augmented commission shall not redistribute electorates under section 35 unless not less than 4 members of the augmented commission, of whom not less than 2 are members of the electoral commission, vote in favour of the redistribution.
Subject to subsection (8), the member presiding at a meeting has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, has a casting vote.
The casting vote of the member presiding at a meeting shall not be used to vote in favour of the making of a redistribution under section 35.
An augmented commission may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it considers appropriate.
Subject to section 49, an augmented commission may inform itself in any way it considers appropriate.
The electoral commission shall, on request by an augmented commission, give the augmented commission the information and assistance it requires for this part.
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