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If a member thinks that the vote is too close to call or that the noes have it, and the chair announces the ayes have it, the member can call out
Member: Division. Or
Member: I doubt the result of the vote.
This should not be used as a dilatory tactic to delay the proceedings when it is apparent which side has won.
A division is an incidental motion: it deals with a procedural question relating to a pending motion or business. It does not need a second and is not debatable. One member can ask to retake the vote, and the vote is never taken in the same way.
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford