Conference rules of Procedure:
Rule 6 Voting
6.1. Each Associate Member, whose membership has not been suspended according to these rules, shall have one vote in the Conference.
6.2. The right to vote for an Associate Member shall be exercised by its representative present in the session. If more than one representative of a particular Associate Member is present in the session it shall, before the voting commences, be established which representative exercises the right to vote. The right to vote for an Associate Member can be exercised through proxy for another Associate Member present in the session. To be valid, the proxy must be received by the Secretariat no later than 48 hours before the start of the session.
6.3. The Conference shall take decisions by a simple majority no fewer than half plus one of votes representing Associate Members classified as public entities. Abstentions are not considered as votes.
6.4. Voting shall be done by a show of hands, unless voting by roll-call or secret ballot is requested by any Associate Member or decided by the Chairperson, in which case that shall be the method of voting. In voting by roll-call, each vote shall be recorded. Voting can be conducted through electronic means.
6.5. If the Chairperson considers that the result of voting by show of hands cannot be established voting shall be by roll-call.
6.6. Between the ordinary plenary sessions of the Conference a written vote may be taken.