Section 53: Voting
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53. Voting
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions proposed for decision in the Assembly shall be determined by a majority of the
votes of the members present and voting; and a member of the Assembly
shall not be precluded from so voting by reason only that he holds the office
of Speaker or Deputy Speaker or is presiding in the Assembly.
(2) Where, upon any question before the Assembly that falls to be determined by a majority of the members present and voting, the votes cast
are equally divided, the Speaker, whether he is a member of the Assembly or
not, or any other person presiding, shall have and shall exercise a casting vote.
[S. 53 amended by Act 1 of 1996.]
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- How are questions in the National Assembly decided if votes are equally split?