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2.3.A member <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> orrepresentative <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a State Partymust, while exercising this right,respect <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time limit fixed by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Chairpers<strong>on</strong> for reply and take <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>floor preferably at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>sitting at which this right has beenrequested.The right <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> reply shall be limited to<strong>on</strong>e reply per party and all partiesshall have <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same length <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> time toreply.CHAPTER XI VOTINGRule 51 Right to vote1.2.3.Decisi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> may betaken by c<strong>on</strong>sensus, failing which <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>decisi<strong>on</strong> shall be taken by voting.However, at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> request <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> amember, any proposal or moti<strong>on</strong>shall be put to a vote.Each member <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong>shall have <strong>on</strong>e vote. In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> atie in votes, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chairpers<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong> shall have a castingvote.Rule 52 Required majority1.2.Except as o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rwise provided by<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> African Charter or <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> presentRules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Procedure, decisi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> shall be taken bya simple majority <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> memberspresent and voting.For <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> purpose <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>Procedure, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> expressi<strong>on</strong> “memberspresent and voting” shall meanmembers voting for or against. Themembers who shall abstain fromvoting shall be c<strong>on</strong>sidered as n<strong>on</strong>votingmembers.Rule 53 Method <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> voting1.Subject to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> provisi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rule56 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> present Rules, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong>, unless it o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rwisedecides, shall vote by show <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> hands,but any member may request a rollcallvote, which shall be taken inalphabetical order.Part One : General Rules19