Parliamentary procedure

If, however, nominations are re-opened on election night, it is recommended that the discussion of qualifications be limited to brief comments for the new nominee — no cons and no rebuttals. VI. Election Night Procedure Preparation for Election Night – A written ballot must be taken for every elected position, even if there is only one nominee. In this way, the secret written ballot allows every member the privilege of casting a write-in vote for an eligible member. Therefore, the Marshal prepares enough ballots for the entire election process. Since 18 officers and standing committee chairmen are usually elected, she prepares at least 18 slips of paper for each chapter member. She must also be prepared with additional slips in case there are any run-offs. The Marshal also prepares a ballot box. – The President reviews rules of parliamentary procedure regarding election prior to the meeting. – The President appoints two tellers to serve with the Marshal and an adviser to count votes. Seniors often serve as tellers. Election…

Nomination and Election Process The basic procedure to be followed by chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma in the nomination and election of chapter officers is found in: – Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Bylaws (in the Article entitled “Chapter Organization and Management”), Standing Rules and Policies. – Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised. Outlined procedure, suggested options, and answers to questions included in this booklet are based upon the suggestions, requirements and rules of…

Thirty years since C.E.S. Franks published his authoritative 1987 work The Parliament of Canada, and despite the elevated media profile for would-be parliamentarian reformers and refuseniks after the Lefebvre and McGrath parliamentary reforms, the current Canadian House of Commons committee system remains comparatively understudied to similar Westminster-style democracies. Decades worth of government responses to committee recommendations are largely untouched, even by the Library of…

Our Story Parliamentary procedure is a term that usually has people scratching their heads. Every time the word escapes my mouth, people tend to give me a bewildered expression and ask, “What is parliamentary procedure?” I always reply in the simplest form I know, “It’s the official way to run a business meeting.” I started learning parliamentary procedure in ninth grade, getting thrown on a team, a month before state. The rest of the team were all upperclassmen; they were masters of…

values, the Committee Chair ran the show in a fashion that did not even resemble a democratic institution. Rather, the Committee Chair marked the bills up on her own with minimal input from her party. There was no votes on any of the bills and it was as if you were in hostile lands, as if you crossed the committee chair, it was seen as blasphemy. We began this phase by taking an in-depth analysis of Margaret Howson’s bill, the Howson Border Security Act. This bill went into a rather lengthy…

During the committee phase, members of the public may speak for/against bills. Bills are typically assigned based on subject matter. For example, if the bill deals with an education statute, it is assigned to the committee which handles educational issues. In some cases, Committees may overlap, and so the presiding officer may assign a bill to more than one committee. For example, a bill involving tax credits for schools might be assigned to the Education Committee and the House Ways and Means…

Unanimous Agreements. • Support the NPC Unanimous Agreements and advise the committee in educating the chapter about them. Work with the Membership Adviser to ensure the Panhellenic Delegate fully understands and complies with all NPC guidelines and agreements. • Inform the Membership Adviser of any proposed changes in campus recruitment procedures and inform the Advisory Board of any Panhellenic policies or concerns. • Be familiar with Fraternity, chapter and campus recruitment procedures, the…

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. The first order of business was the approval of the Agenda. Mr. Kirkland made a motion to accept the Agenda as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. The next item was the approval of the Minutes from the September 13th Annual Membership Meeting. Mr. Mack made a motion to approve the Minutes as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. Next on the Agenda was the Audited Financial Report. Ms. Olejnik and Ms. Stefanski…

The Chairman stated that the first order of business was to call the meeting to order, and to determine whether a quorum of directors of the school were present. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Joe Blomker called the meeting to order. NOTED, that the following directors, representing a quorum of the directors of the school, were present at the meeting: Mr. Joe Blomker, Ms. Colleen Wilson, Mr. Peter Finley, Mr. Carr Trovillion and Mr. Sam Martorelli, Mr. Alan Mandel, Ms. Terri Young, Ms. Tullia Hamilton…

Thank you Mr. Chairman. I am grateful that this committee has the opportunity to address the various challenges associated with the opioid epidemic. I would also like to thank Ranking Member Brelage as well as the witnesses for being present at the hearing and willing to lend their knowledge expertise to help find a solution to this complex problem our country is facing. Additionally, I would like to thank my constituent and personal friend, Mrs. Mary McLane for providing me with her story…