Michigan 2019 Annual Report

2019 ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS
MEMBERSHIP MEETING RULES & PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
Meeting Rules
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Rule 1: Registered members must wear their
name badges during the business session.
All membership in good standing may
vote.
Rule 2: In making a motion or speaking to a
question, a delegate shall move to the
floor microphone, address the Chair,
await recognition of the Chair, and give
the delegate’s name and region.
Rule 3: The correct form to use in making a
motion is “I move that...”
Rule 4: All motions and amendments should be
written and signed by the maker of the
motion or amendment and then given to
the Chair.
Rule 5: A member may not speak against her/
his own motion, but may vote against it.
Rule 6: No member shall speak more than once,
or longer than three minutes, on the
same question until all have spoken who
wish to express and opinion.
Rule 7: All reports and supplements to reports
shall be written and shall not be read.
Rule 8: Only currently paid members of the
Association are entitled to vote at the
polls upon verification of their current
dues being in good standing according
to the most current membership rosters
provided to the tellers.
Rule 9: The Association staff shall report the
number of members registered after the
opening ceremonies. Supplementary
reports may be given later as the Chair
may direct.
Rule 10: A member should raise her/his hand to
indicate she/he cannot hear.
Rule 11: The member will act only on the
resolves of a resolution. Questions of
clarification will be handled according
to parliamentary procedure.
Rule 12: All sessions of the Annual Business
Meeting shall be open to the public
unless the Chair declares an executive
question.
Parliamentary Information
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Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised is the
parliamentary authority that shall govern the
ANA-MI Business Meeting. The chair, as the
presiding officer, rules on all matters relative
to parliamentary law and procedures. The
Parliamentarian serves only in an advisory
capacity to the presiding officer and members.
Member participation in the business session is
governed by the standing rules.
The motions that follow are defined in terms of
action a delegate may desire to propose. Rules
governing these motions are listed in Table 1.
A main motion introduces a subject to the
Business Meeting for consideration and is stated:
“I move that....”
FILLING OUT A MOTION FORM
Motion forms are at the registration table
and will be available on tables during the
Membership Assembly Meeting. Please fill
them out completely before bringing forward
a motion for consideration at the Business
Meeting for discussion.
You must sign your name and Region and
get the signature of a person to second the
motion before bringing it up.
An amendment (primary) is a motion to modify
the working of a motion. The motion to amend
may be made in one of the following forms,
determined by the action desired: “I move to
amend by....”
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