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<span id="7_2"></span>7.2. Directors shall be elected by a ballot of the full membership of the Hackspace. Directors shall not be selected for appointment by any other means.

<span id="7_3"></span>7.3. Directors may serve for a term of up to two years, after which they shall either stand down or seek re-election. No Director shall serve longer than two full terms consecutively.

<span id="7_4"></span>7.4. Elections will be run by a set of no fewer than three Returning Officers. Returning Officers shall be drawn from the Hackspace membership on a voluntary basis. Returning Officers shall neither be (i) serving Directors, nor (ii) candidates in the election that they are presiding over. Directors will announce the identity of the proposed Returning Officers to the Hackspace membership.

<span id="7_5"></span>7.5. The membership shall be provided with a period of one week (the “Objection Period”) to object to any of the nominated Returning Officers. In the event of an objection being received, an alternative Returning Officer shall be nominated by the Directors, and the Objection Period restarted.

<span id="7_6"></span>7.6. Candidates will be asked to provide written statements of (i) their eligibility to serve as a director of a company under UK companies law and (ii) their suitability for the role, and (iii) declare any potential conflicts of interest that may need to be managed if they were to be elected. These statements will be shared with the electorate prior to the start of the voting period.

<span id="7_7"></span>7.7. The Returning Officers shall determine, in consultation with the membership, the voting method and means of tallying the vote, and the length of the voting period.

<span id="7_9"></span>7.9. The Directors of the Company shall then arrange for the appointment of the successful candidates and confirm to the membership when they have done so.