Board election timing for co operative societies ensures continuity and vests electoral control in a State designated authority. Election of members of board requires that the election of a board be conducted before the outgoing board's term expires so that newly elected members assume office immediately upon expiry. The provision vests the superintendence, direction and control of preparing electoral rolls for, and conducting, all elections to a co-operative society in an authority or body established by State law, and permits the State Legislature to prescribe procedure and guidelines for such elections.