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§ 52 he may refrain from voting, and if the vote is a tie he may have his vote recorded and thus decide the question. If the vote is by ballot, the chairman must cast his vote before the tellers have commenced to count the ballots, or his right to vote is lost.

52. It is the duty of members to vote when clear as to their convictions; but while a society may make a rule making it obligatory upon all members present to vote on every question, there is no rule in parliamentary law requiring that all members of the assembly vote on any question; therefore, by a majority vote is meant a majority of the members voting on the