Rule 54 Explanation of Vote Members may make brief statements only for the purpose of explaining their vote, before the beginning of the vote or once the vote has been taken. Rule 55 Rules to be Observed while Voting A vote shall not be interrupted except if a member raises a point of order related to the manner in which the voting is being done. Rule 56 Elections Elections shall be held by secret ballot unless the election is for a post for which only one candidate has been proposed and that candidate has been agreed upon by the members of the Commission. Chapter XII Motions and Proposals Rule 57 Division of Proposals Proposals in a motion may be separated if a member so requests. The parts of proposals or amendments that have been adopted shall later be put to a vote as a whole. If all the operative parts of a motion have been rejected, the motion shall be considered to have been rejected as a whole. Rule 58 Order of Voting on Proposals 1. If two or more proposals are made on the same matter, the Commission, unless it decides otherwise, shall vote on these proposals in the order in which they were submitted. 2. After each vote, the Commission may decide whether it shall put the next proposal to a vote. 3. However, motions which are not on the substance of a proposal shall be voted upon before the said proposals. Chapter XIII Reports of the Commission Rule 59 Activity Reports 1. The Commission shall submit an Activity Report of its promotion, protection and other activities to each Ordinary Session of the Assembly. 2. The content of the Activity Report of the Commission to be presented to the Assembly by its Chairperson or his/her representative shall be determined by the Commission. 3. Once the Activity Report is considered by the Assembly, the Secretary shall publish it, including posting on the website, and shall transmit it to State Parties, African Union organs, National Human Rights Institutions and Civil Society Organisations. Rule 60 Mission Reports 1. Upon completion of a Mission, the Secretary shall, within thirty (30) days, draft the mission report in conformity with the Commission's Guidelines on Mission Reports. 2. The Secretary shall send the draft Mission Report to all the members of the Commission's delegation who shall submit their comments within thirty (30) days. 3. In the case of a mission for promotion activities, the Secretary shall, after the mission report has been commented upon by the members of the delegation referred to in paragraph 2 of the present Rules, submit the Report incorporating the observations of the members to the Commission for consideration and adoption at its next session. 4. The adopted mission report shall be sent to the State Party concerned for its comments, to be given within sixty (60) days from the day of receipt of the Report. After sixty days, the Report shall be published with the comments of the State Party , if any. 5. In the case of a mission for protection activities, the Mission Report shall be sent to the members of the delegation referred to in paragraph 2 of this Rules, as well as to other concerned parties, including any party to a Communication that was a subject of the Mission. The Commission shall consider the comments of these parties when finalising the Report, especially with regard to any proposal for amicable settlement. 6. The Report of any protection mission as well as the comments from the State Party concerned and other concerned parties, where applicable, shall be annexed to the Activity Report of the Commission. Rule 61 Distribution of Reports and other Official Documents 1. Reports, decisions, session documents and all other official documents of the Commission and its subsidiary mechanisms shall be documents for general distribution unless the Commission decides otherwise. Upon their adoption by the Commission, reports shall be published in accordance with Article 10