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Augmented Commission
"39A. (1) For the purposes of each redistribution, an augmented Commission is established.
"(2) An augmented Commission shall consist of -
(a) the members of the Electoral Commission; and
(b) the members (other than the Electoral Commissioner) of the Redistribution Committee formed for the purposes of the redistribution.
"(3) The performance or exercise of an augmented Commission's functions or powers is not affected because of any vacancy in its membership.
Meetings of augmented Commission
"39B. (1) The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission may convene a meeting of an augmented Commission.
"(2) The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission shall preside at all meetings of an augmented Commission at which he or she is present.
"(3) If the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission is absent from a meeting of an augmented Commission -
(a) the Electoral Commissioner shall preside; or
(b) if the Electoral Commissioner is absent from the meeting - the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside.
"(4) At a meeting, 4 members constitute a quorum.
"(5) Subject to subsection (6), questions shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting.
"(6) An augmented Commission shall not redistribute electorates under section 29 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.
"(7) 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.
"(8) 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 29.
"(9) An augmented Commission may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit.
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