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- The normal method of voting is by voice.
- A hand vote is a vote by a show of hands where the
number of yea, nays, and abstentions are counted and recorded.
The chair can order a hand vote. Any voting Senator can request
a hand vote, and the support of another voting Senator shall
order the vote.
- In a roll call vote the Chair calls each voting member's
name. Each voting Senator, as his/her name is called, responds
in the affirmative, negative, abstains, or passes. At the conclusion
of the roll call the Chair calls the names of those who passed.
Each of these Senators, as his/her name is called, responds in
the affirmative, negative, or abstains. Any voting Senator can
request a roll call vote, and the support of 3 additional voting
Senators shall order a roll call vote.
- A vote by secret ballot is a vote in which each member
marks his/her vote on a slip of paper. The Chair shall appoint
two tellers from the Senate to aid in the counting of the ballots.
Any voting Senator may request a vote by secret ballot on votes
pertaining to disqualifications, certifications, and the appointent
and removal of Senators and Senate Officers, and the support of
3 additional voting Senators shall order the vote. Except as
otherwise provided by the Constitution, the By-Laws, or these
Rules of Order, there shall be no vote by secret ballot.
- After the previous question has been ordered and before
the question is put to a voice vote, any voting Senator, without
seeking recognition, can request a roll call vote or a hand vote.
- After a voice vote has been taken and before the result
has been announced, the chair can order a hand vote.
- After a vote has been announced and before the chair
has stated the question on another motion, any voting Senator,
without seeking recognition, may request a roll call vote if
the previous vote had been a hand or voice vote, or may request
a hand vote if the previous vote had been a voice vote.
- If a request has been made for either a roll call
vote or a hand vote, the Chair shall immediately determine whether
the Senate wants to order such a vote. A request for a roll
call vote takes precedence over a request for a hand vote.
- Unless otherwise provided in the Constitution, the
By-Laws, or these Rules of Order, no motion which according
to the parliamentary authority requires for passage a majority
vote if previous notice was given, but two-thirds otherwise,
shall be passed except by a vote of at least two-thirds.
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