2017 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook

2017 Mississippi Nurses’ Association Annual Convention
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 Web site. By
registering, presenting, volunteering, or 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 17, 2017. 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.
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.
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