2.
3.
In all the votes by roll-call each
member shall reply “yes” or “no”
or “abstention”.
The vote of each
member participating in the ballot
shall be recorded in the minutes.
CHAPTER XII MOTIONS AND PROPOSALS
Rule 57
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.
The Commission may decide to hold
a secret ballot.
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 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.
After each vote, the Commission may
decide whether it shall put the next
proposal to a vote.
However,
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.
Part One
Division of proposals
: General
Rules
motions
which
are
not
on the substance of a_ proposal
shall be voted upon before the said
proposals.