Voting
Article 12
Section 57 – Chair reads the motion
When necessary, the Chair reads each Motion before putting it to a vote.
Section 58 – Members present duty to vote
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Every Member present at a Meeting must vote on every matter put to a vote, except any Member who declares a conflict of interest and removes himself or herself from the vote.
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The Head of Commission Services records as voting in the negative any Member present at a Meeting who does not vote, except a Member who has declared a conflict of interest.
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Unless the Procedures Bylaw specifies otherwise, a Motion passes when a majority of Members present vote for it.
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A Motion does not pass if the same number of Members vote for it as against it.
Section 59 – Order of motions for voting
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Unless decided otherwise by the Board, and subject to Section 59(B), the Chair, in consultation with the Head of Commission Services, lists all Motions on a matter for voting in the following order:
1.Motion to Refer;
2.Motion to Defer;
3.Motion to Receive;
4.Motion to Amend, dealing with an amendment to an amendment immediately before the amendment it proposes to amend;5.Main Motion, or the main Motion as amended, if any amendments have carried; and6.Separating the vote on the “main Motion, as amended” into more than one part, which may only be done to comply with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. -
Despite Section 59(A), when an amendment changes numbers, the amendments are put to a vote in ascending order dealing with the smallest number first.
Section 60 – Dividing motions into parts
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If a matter under consideration contains distinct propositions, a Member may request that Members vote on each proposition separately.
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If the Chair agrees that the matter contains distinct propositions, the Chair will rule that Members vote on each proposition separately.
Section 61 – Voting Procedures
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Members must:
1.Be in their seats when the Motion is put to a vote; and
2.Be silent and remain in their seats until the Chair announces the result of the vote. -
When necessary, the Chair reads the Motion.
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When the Motion is put to a vote, a Member may not speak on, or make a Motion on, the matter.
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Subject to Section 62(C), Members vote by a show of hands. E. The Chair or the Head of Commission Services declares the result of the vote.
Section 62 – Recorded votes
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Member may request a Recorded Vote on any matter and must make the request immediately before or after the vote is taken.
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If the request for a Recorded Vote is made immediately after the vote is taken, the first vote is nullified and a second Recorded Vote must be held.
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When a Member requests a Recorded Vote, the Head of Commission Services records the name and vote of every member on the matter.

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