2015 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook

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2015 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention CHILDREN: Children (including infants) under the age of 16 are not allowed in Convention sessions or the Exhibit Hall due to safety concerns, audio recording, and maintaining an appropriate learning environment. PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEO: MNA will take photographs and video during the Convention and reproduce them in educational, news, or promotional material—whether in print, electronic, or other media—including the MNA Website. By participating in the MNA Convention, you grant MNA the right to use your name, photograph, and biography for such purposes. House of Delegates Rules & Procedures 1. Only delegates shall be seated in the section reserved for the House of Delegates. All delegates must wear their official name badge to all sessions of the House. 2. Delegate substitutions by an alternate must be authorized by the appropriate District President prior to the participation of the alternate. 3. All questions concerning those entitled to vote shall be referred to the Credentials Committee. Final seating of contested delegates shall present his/her voting ticket to election officials before being issued an official ballot. 4. A one minute speech may be allowed for each nomination from the floor of the House. 5. Any resolution presented by a delegate to the House of Delegates not approved by an appropriate MNA structural unit or the Committee on Resolutions must receive a majority vote by the House to reach the floor and a three-fourths vote to be adopted. 6. Emergency resolutions may be submitted to the MNA Committee on Resolutions at Convention by 4:30 p.m. on October 20, 2015. Resolutions should be given to a MNA staff member at registration. These must be signed by an official representative of the group submitting the resolution. If the Committee is in doubt about the emergency nature or advisability of the resolution submitted in the prescribed manner, the resolution is referred to the MNA President, who may refer it to the Board of Directors for a final decision. 7. The delegates shall act initially on the resolves and then on the enabling clauses of any resolution being presented to the House. 8. To obtain the floor, a delegate shall approach a floor microphone and address the chair, “Madam President.” Upon recognition by the chair, the delegate shall give name and district, and may speak. 9. All main motions and amendments shall be in writing on the official motion form, signed by the maker and the seconder, and shall be sent directly to the Monitor for immediate processing and forwarding to the Chair as soon as the speaker is recognized. 32
2015 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention 10. No delegate shall speak more than twice to the same questions on the same day. The second opportunity may be granted only after every other delegate desiring the floor has spoken. 11. Debate shall be limited to three minutes per person. Extension of time may be granted by a majority vote of the House. 12. Any member of MNA who is not a delegate may be granted the privilege of the floor, but shall speak only once to a question and only after all delegates wishing to speak have had the opportunity to speak. When giving name and district, such member shall indicate that he or she is not a delegate. 13. Business interrupted by an adjournment of the meeting of the House of Delegates shall be resumed at the next meeting of the House of Delegates at the point where it was interrupted. 14. To minimize disruption of the work of the House of Delegates and all related meetings, all electronic devices shall be set to vibrate. 15. These Convention Rules shall be amended or suspended by a two-thirds vote of the House. 33
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