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The FIFA Statutes - FIFA.com

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V. ORGANISATION254. A proposal for an amendment to the <strong>Statutes</strong> shall be adopted only if threequartersof the Members present and eligible to vote agree to it.5. Any proposal to amend the Regulations Governing the Application of the<strong>Statutes</strong> and the Standing Orders of the Congress must be submitted in writingwith a brief explanation to the general secretariat by a Member or by theExecutive Committee.6. A proposal for an amendment to the Regulations Governing the Applicationof the <strong>Statutes</strong> and the Standing Orders of the Congress shall be adopted onlyif a simple majority of the Members present and eligible to vote agree to it.27 Elections, other decisions, requisite majority1. Elections shall be conducted by secret ballot.2. Any other decision that requires a vote shall be reached by a show of handsor by means of an electronic count. If a show of hands does not result in aclear majority in favour of a motion, the vote shall be taken by calling the roll,members being called in English alphabetical order.3. For the election of the President, two-thirds of the votes recorded and validare necessary in the first ballot. In the second and any other requisite ballot, anabsolute majority of the votes recorded is sufficient. If there are more than twocandidates, whoever obtains the lowest number of votes is eliminated as fromthe second ballot until only two candidates are left.4. Unless otherwise stipulated in the <strong>Statutes</strong>, a simple majority is sufficient fora vote to be valid. <strong>The</strong> number of valid votes counted shall decide the simplemajority. Abstentions are disregarded in calculating the majority.

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