2.25. Where, during the election period, the secretary is absent or unable to act by reason of death, sickness or any other reason considered sufficient by the board of directors, the board of directors shall designate an optometrist to act in lieu and stead of the secretary. The optometrist thus designated shall assume for the purposes of the election all the rights and obligations of the secretary for whom he is substituted.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. O-7, r. 2, s. 2.25.