IX. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
901. Question of the correction of votes in the General Assembly and its Committees

The General Assembly, Considering that the rules of procedure of the General Assembly contain no rule on the announcement by the President of the results of votes or the circumstances in which representatives of States Members may be permitted to correct the positions taken by them during a ballot, Believing that it is desirable that this question should be studied and settled, Believing that for this purpose it would be useful to obtain information concerning the existing rules and the generally accepted practices of other intergovernmental organizations and of national legislative assemblies, Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its tenth session a report:

(a) On the terms and application of the rules which in other inter-governmental organizations and in parliaments govern the announcement of the results of votes, on the conditions subject to which corrections are admitted and on the consequences of such corrections;

(b) On possible provisions designed to prevent and correct any mistakes which might occur during the voting procedure. in the General Assembly and its Committees.

512th plenary meeting,
14 December 1954.
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