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<span id="8_1"></span>8.1. The membership of the Hackspace may petition the Company to hold a recall ballot on the removal of one or more Directors from the Company on the basis of loss of confidence. Such a request should state the reasons for the loss in confidence and be submitted with the verifiable support of not less than 15% of the Hackspace membership.

<span id="8_2"></span>8.2. Upon receipt of such a request, the Directors of the Company shall act, without delay, to appoint three Returning Officers to run a recall ballot.

<span id="8_3"></span>8.3. 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="8_4"></span>8.4. The ballot shall offer voters a choice of whether a Director should, or should not, be removed from their position. In the case of more than one Director facing recall, the Directors shall be voted on independently.

<span id="8_5"></span>8.5. The Director, or Directors, named in the petition shall be given the opportunity to respond to the reasons provided in the petition prior to the start of the voting period.

<span id="8_6"></span>8.6. The length of the voting period will be at the discretion of the Returning Officers but shall be no shorter than two whole weeks.

<span id="8_7"></span>8.7. For the result of the ballot to be valid, a majority of all Hackspace members should have expressed a preference. The result of the ballot will be determined on the basis of a simple majority of the votes cast.

<span id="8_8"></span>8.8. In the event of a majority of the votes cast indicating that the Director(s) should be removed, the remaining Director(s) will remove that individual from the Company without delay and confirm to the membership when they have done so.

<span id="8_9"></span>8.9. The recall of a Director shall not disqualify that individual from standing for re-election.

<span id="8_10"></span>8.10. A Director shall not be subject to a recall petition more than once in any 6 month period.