67.2 No person may obtain or attempt to obtain information as to the candidate(s) for whom a voter is about to vote or has voted, or communicate such information to any person at any time, including the unique identifier on a ballot paper given to a voter or the voter ID number allocated to a voter. 67.3 The returning officer is to make such arrangements as he/she thinks fit to ensure that the individuals who are affected by this provision are aware of the duties it imposes. 68. Prohibition of disclosure of vote 68.1 No person who has voted at an election shall, in any legal or other proceedings to question the election, be required to state for whom he/she has voted. 69. Disqualification 69.1 A person may not be appointed as a returning officer, or as staff of the returning officer pursuant to these rules, if that person is: (a) a member of the corporation, (b) an employee of the corporation, (c) a director of the corporation, or (d) employed by or on behalf of a person who has been nominated for election. 70. Delay in postal service through industrial action or unforeseen event 70.1 If industrial action, or some other unforeseen event, results in a delay in: (a) the delivery of the documents in rule 24, or (b) the return of the ballot papers, the returning officer may extend the time between the publication of the notice of the poll and the close of the poll by such period as he/she considers appropriate. ANNEX 5 – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS – COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS
Both the Annual Members’ Meetings and Special Members' Meetings shall be open to all Members of the trust, members of the Council of Governors and, members of the Board of Directors, representatives of the trust’s Auditors, and to members of the public unless the Council of Governors decides otherwise. The trust may invite representatives of the media and any experts or advisors whose attendance they consider to be in the best interests of the trust to attend any meeting referred to in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 of this Annex above. All Members’ Meetings are to be convened by order of the Council of Governors. At least one of the Directors shall present to the Members at the Annual Members’ Meeting: the annual accounts; any report of the auditor on them; the annual report. The trust shall give notice of all Members’ Meetings: by notice in writing to all Members; by notice prominently displayed at the trust’s headquarters and at all of the trust’s hospitals; by notice on the trust’s website; and to the Council of Governors, the Board of Directors, and to the trust’s Auditors stating whether the meeting is an Annual Members' Meeting or a Special Members’ Meeting including the time, date, place of the meeting, and the business to be dealt with at the meeting at least 14 working days before the date of the Members' meeting. The Chairman or in his/her absence the Vice Chairman shall preside at all Members’ Meetings of the trust. If neither the Chairman nor the Vice Chairman are present, the Governors present shall elect one of their number to be Chairman and if there is only one Governor present and willing to act that person shall be Chairman. If no Governor is willing to act as Chairman or if no Governor is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present and entitled to vote shall choose one of their number to be Chairman.