7.11. At the meeting, the employees qualified to vote designate a returning officer and 2 deputy returning officers. The deputy returning officers draw up the list of the employees present who are qualified to vote, and proceed with the voting.
The vote of each employee is expressed by means of a ballot worded as follows:
“I wish to participate in the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan or the Pension Plan of Management Personnel, as the case may be.
Yes [ ] No [ ]”.
After collecting the ballot papers, the deputy returning officers count the votes and immediately communicate the result of the poll to the meeting. A simple majority of the votes cast decides the question.