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§ 50 favor of —— will rise and remain standing until counted.” After the count he will say, “The ayes will be seated and the noes will rise.” The chair may count the vote or appoint tellers, or any disinterested member, to count it and announce the vote to him; the chair then announces the result to the assembly. After the vote has been counted, and verified by a rising vote, or otherwise, another verification of the vote is not in order except by general consent, or after reconsideration of the former vote. (135.) Debate cannot interfere with the verification of the vote.

50. A member has a right to change his vote (when not made by ballot) before the decision of the question has been announced by the chair; but not afterward. In most legislative assemblies, or in assemblies whose members are responsible to a constituency, members are permitted to change their vote (even after the result has been announced by the chair) as long as this change does not alter the result. They are by this means able to appear on the right side in the eyes of their constituents.