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    "id": 445258,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "July 2, 2014 SENATE DEBATES 17 The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
        "slug": "ekwee-ethuro"
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    "content": " Senators, yes, we have to confirm that they have been delegated on that mandate. That is the way we will go. We will start now and not tomorrow. Order, hon. Members! I hope that the leadership of the House will help us in terms of the tellers and the proxy votes. If you look at Standing Order No.74 on electronic voting, you will see that it states: (1) “Unless the Speaker, for the convenience of the Senate otherwise directs, voting on any division of the Senate shall be by electronic voting. (2) When the Speaker directs that an electronic vote be taken, the Division Bell shall be rung for not more than 10 minutes and the Senate shall proceed to vote at the expiry of the 10 minutes, or such further time as the Speaker may, for the convenience of the Senate, direct.” I am tempted to reduce that time to five minutes. “(3) During electronic voting, Senators shall cast their votes by pressing either the “Yes,” “No” or “Abstain” button. (4)At the expiry of five minutes or as soon as the result of the voting appears on the indicator board, the Speaker or the Chairperson, as the case may be shall announce the results of the division forthwith. (5) A Senator who is not able to cast his or her vote due to any reason considered sufficient by the Speaker, may, before the result of the division is announced and after obtaining the permission of the Speaker have his or her vote recorded verbally by stating whether he or is in favour or against the question.” That covers Senator’s Kajwang’s situation. “(6) Where the Presiding Officer has an original vote; the presiding officer shall cast his or her vote from the Chair. (7) Any Senator present in the Senate but who shall not have voted at the expiry of five minutes or after the announcing of the results, whichever is earlier, shall forfeit their right to vote and shall be deemed to have abstained from voting.”"
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