Cmttee/ACRWC/II. Rev 2 Page 11 X. VOTING Rule 51: Voting rights Each member of the Committee shall have one vote. Rule 52: Adoption of decisions 1. Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a two-thirds majority of the members present. 2. Decisions on procedural matters shall be made by simple majority. 3. In case of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote. Rule 53: Method of voting Unless otherwise decided by the Committee, and subject to Rules 14, 60 and 61, the Committee shall vote by a show of hands. Any member may request a roll-call, which shall be taken in the alphabetical order of the names of the members of the Committee, beginning with the member whose name is drawn by lot by the Chairperson. Rule 54: Roll-call votes The vote of each member participating in any roll-call shall be inserted in the record. Rule 55: Conduct during voting and explanation of votes After the voting has commenced, there shall be no interruption of the voting except on a point of order by a member in connection with the actual conduct of the voting. Rule 56: Division of proposals Parts of a proposal shall be voted upon separately if a member requests that the proposal be divided. Those parts of the proposal which have been approved shall then be put to the vote as a whole. If all of the operative parts of the proposal have been rejected, the proposal shall be considered to have been rejected as a whole. Rule 57: Order of voting on amendments 1. When an amendment to a proposal is moved, the amendment shall be voted upon first. When two or more amendments to a proposal are moved, the Committee shall first vote on the amendment furthest removed in substance from the original proposal and then on the amendment next furthest removed therefrom and so on,