1. Except in the cases the Charter or other Rules of the present Rules of Procedure otherwise provide, decisions of the Commission shall be taken by the simple majority of the members present and voting. 2. For the purposes of the present Rules of Procedure, the expression "members present and voting" shall mean members voting for or against. The members who shall abstain from voting shall be considered as non-voting members. 3. Nevertheless, decisions may be taken by consensus before resorting to voting, subject to compliance with the provisions of the Charter and the Rules of Procedure, and that the process for reaching that consensus shall not delay unduly the proceedings of the Commission. Rule 63 : Method of Voting 1. Subject to the provisions of Rule 68, the Commission unless it otherwise decides shall normally vote by show of hands, but any member may request the roll-call vote, which shall be taken in the alphabetical order of names of the members of the Commission beginning by the member whose name is drawn by lot by the Chairman. In all the votes by roll-call each member shall reply "yes", "no", or "abstention". The Commission may decide to hold a secret ballot. 2. In case of vote by roll-call, the vote of each member participating in ballot shall be recorded in the minutes. Rule 64 : Explanation of Vote Members may make brief statements for the only purpose of explaining their vote, before the beginning of the vote, before the beginning of the vote or once vote has been taken. The member who is the sponsor of a proposal or a motion cannot explain his vote on that proposal or motion except if it has been amended. Rule 65 : Rules to be Observed while Voting When the ballot shall begin, it may not be interrupted except if a member raises a point of order relating to the manner in which the ballot is held. The Chairman may allow members to intervene briefly, whether before the ballot beginning or when it is closed, but solely to explain their vote. Rule 66 : Division of Proposals and Amendments The division of proposals and amendments shall be done if so requested. The parts of the proposals or of the amendments which have been adopted shall later be put to the vote as whole; if all the operative parts of a proposal have been rejected, the proposal shall be considered to have been rejected as a whole. Rule 67 : Amendment An amendment shall simply comprise an addition to or a deletion of another proposal of a change in a part of the said proposal. Rule 68 : Order of Vote on Amendments When an amendment is moved to a proposal, the amendment shall be voted on first. When two or more amendments are moved to a proposal, the Commission shall first vote on the amendment furthest removed in substance from the original proposal then on the amendment next furthest removed therefrom and so until all the amendments have been put to the vote. Nevertheless, when the adoption of an amendment shall necessarily imply the rejection of another amendment, the latter shall not be put to the vote. If one or several amendments are adopted, the amended proposal shall then be put to the vote. Rule 69 : Order of Vote on the 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 have been submitted. 2. After each vote the Commission may decide whether it shall put the next proposal to the vote. 3. However, the motions which do not require the opinion of the Commission on the substance of the proposals shall be considered as previous issues and put to the vote before the said proposals. Rule 70 : Elections The elections shall be held by secret ballot, unless the Commission otherwise decides when the election concerns one post for which only one candidate has been proposed and that the candidate or the list of candidates has been agreed upon. Rule 71 : Majority Required to Be Elected When one post must be filled by election, the candidate who shall obtain in the first ballot the majority of the votes cast and the largest number of votes shall be elected. 8