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Following the division, the presiding officer declared the matter resolved in the negative, meaning business number five was not approved as a formal matter.
To reinforce the decision, the senators supporting the 'yes' and 'no' votes were assigned roles as tellers:
Senator Ascu was appointed as the teller for the 'yes' votes.
Senator Sheldon was appointed as the teller for the 'no' votes.
This procedural step confirmed that a majority of the Senators opposed proceeding with the business in its current form. The session thus moved on, leaving the matter unresolved as originally tabled.