SECTION 67

(1) Voting by show of hands or by standing shall be the ordinary form of voting except in cases otherwise provided for in the Constitution. (2) Secret ballots shall, in all cases, be held for the election of office bearers and for the disciplinary measures provided for under Section 98 of the Standing Orders. (3) For the purpose of the secret ballot, green, red and yellow ballot papers shall be distributed to Members. Each member shall insert in a ballot-box presented to him by an usher, an envelope containing a green ballot paper if he is in favour of the proposal, a red ballot paper if he is against, or a yellow ballot paper if he abstains. (4) When all the ballot papers have been collected, the President shall announce the closure of the ballot. The Secretaries shall then count the votes and the President shall proclaim the results by announcing: 34(4) Voting by show of hands shall be the ordinary form of voting at the National Assembly. (5) In case of doubt on the outcome of the vote by show of hands, a vote by standing shall be conducted. Should the doubt persist, voting by standing shall be conducted as per political party represented in the National Assembly. (6) No Member of the National Assembly may be given the floor during a vote or in between various ballots. (7) Secretaries assisted by the Secretary-General of the National Assembly shall then count the votes cast. (8) The President shall announce the results of the vote to the National Assembly by stating the number of votes "for", the number of votes "against" and the number of abstentions. He then shall declare: "The National Assembly has adopted" or "The National Assembly has not adopted".