# Companies Act 2006, Section 285A: Voting rights on poll or written resolution


In relation to a resolution required or authorised by an enactment, if a private company's articles provide that a member has a different number of votes in relation to a resolution when it is passed as a written resolution and when it is passed on a poll taken at a meeting—
(a) the provision about how many votes a member has in relation to the resolution passed on a poll is void, and
(b) a member has the same number of votes in relation to the resolution when it is passed on a poll as the member has when it is passed as a written resolution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/285A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-285A
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