# voting {% hint style="info" %} **Extraordinary Resolution, Special Resolution and Special Majority:** Over 75% of members present needed to secure the vote **Ordinary Resolution:** Over 50% of members present needed to secure the vote {% endhint %} ### what the Rules say > In accordance with the Co-operative Principle of democratic member control, each Member shall have one vote on any resolution to be decided in general meeting, provided that: > > (a) any resolution to be passed as a special resolution under the Act must secure a special majority (as defined by the relevant section of the Act) of Eligible Members present, including those not present in person; > > (b) any resolution not defined by the Act as a special resolution shall be passed as an Extraordinary or ordinary resolution as set out in these Rules, provided that Investor Members shall not have more than 10% share of the voting strength on any Extraordinary or ordinary resolution. {% hint style="info" %} **Proxy Voting** > A Member who is absent from a general meeting may appoint any person to act as their proxy, provided that no person shall hold a proxy for more than five Members at any one time in any general meeting. > {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/voting.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.