2. Article

Participation and voting rights 2.1 The PKD Board will be composed of a minimum of five and a maximum of fifteen delegates, who will be known as Members. When the number of Participants exceeds fifteen, the Chairperson of the Board, in consultation with all Participants that are current with their fee payments as established in Attachment B, will recommend to the Council, for its approval, the composition of the Board. 2.2 The delegates will be appointed by the Council for a term up to three years. 2.3 Each Member will have one vote. When voting is required, a decision by the Board will be arrived at by simple majority; however, when the votes are equally divided, the Chairperson's vote will prevail. Participants may designate a delegate from another Participant as their delegate. This delegāte will carry and exercise voting rights on behalf of the party represented. 2.4 When a vote is required on any difference between Participants relating to the application or interpretation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Regarding Participation and Cost Sharing in the Electronic Machine Readable Travel Documents ICAO Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD) as indicated therein in paragraph 10, the Participants involved in the difference will not be able to exercise their voting rights.