# The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 36: Demanding a poll

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A poll on a resolution may be demanded—
(a) in advance of the general meeting where it is to be put to the vote, or
(b) at a general meeting, either before a show of hands on that resolution or immediately after the result of a show of hands on that resolution is declared.
(2) A poll may be demanded by—
(a) the chairman of the meeting;
(b) the directors;
(c) two or more persons having the right to vote on the resolution; or
(d) a person or persons representing not less than one tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote on the resolution.
(3) A demand for a poll may be withdrawn if—
(a) the poll has not yet been taken, and
(b) the chairman of the meeting consents to the withdrawal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3229/schedule/3/paragraph/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-model-articles-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-36
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