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by ElBarto 2634 days ago
I don't think any parliament will allow a new vote because a member claims (s)he made a mistake. That would create too many problems.
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I'm sure there are technicalities to it, but the Australian parliament allowed a new vote just this year.[0]

In short, the governing party voted in favour of a motion that "It's okay to be white". The vote failed to pass, but the next day (amid condemnation) it was claimed that the vote was due to an administrative error. A new vote was held and the motion was defeated again, unanimously.

I say there may be technicalities as apparently the vote was a "recommittal"[1], but on the face of it the parliament allowed a new vote because the members claimed to have made a mistake.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_OK_to_be_white#Australi...

[1]: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practi...

4chan really has a lot answer for when something that ridiculous gets voted upon in Parliament.
I think in the US senate, a senator can request individual verification where each senator has to physically say and verify their vote.
Maybe they should.