ANA-Michigan - 2020 Annual Book of Reports
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<strong>2020</strong> ANNUAL BOOK OF REPORTS<br />
Membership Meeting Rules and Parliamentary Procedure<br />
Meeting Rules<br />
Rule 1: Registered members must wear their<br />
name badges during the business session.<br />
All membership in good standing may<br />
vote.<br />
Rule 2: In making a motion or speaking to a<br />
question, a delegate shall move to the<br />
floor microphone, address the Chair,<br />
await recognition <strong>of</strong> the Chair, and give<br />
the delegate’s name and region.<br />
Rule 3: The correct form to use in making a<br />
motion is “I move that...”<br />
Rule 4: All motions and amendments should be<br />
written and signed by the maker <strong>of</strong> the<br />
motion or amendment and then given to<br />
the Chair.<br />
Rule 5: A member may not speak against her/his<br />
own motion, but may vote against it.<br />
Rule 6: No member shall speak more than once,<br />
or longer than three minutes, on the<br />
same question until all have spoken who<br />
wish to express and opinion.<br />
Rule 7: All reports and supplements to reports<br />
shall be written and shall not be read.<br />
Rule 8: Only currently paid members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Association are entitled to vote at the<br />
polls upon verification <strong>of</strong> their current<br />
dues being in good standing according<br />
to the most current membership rosters<br />
provided to the tellers.<br />
Rule 9: The Association staff shall report the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> members registered after<br />
the opening ceremonies. Supplementary<br />
reports may be given later as the Chair<br />
may direct.<br />
Rule 10: A member should raise her/his hand to<br />
indicate she/he cannot hear.<br />
Rule 11: The member will act only on the<br />
resolves <strong>of</strong> a resolution. Questions <strong>of</strong><br />
clarification will be handled according<br />
to parliamentary procedure.<br />
Rule 12: All sessions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Annual</strong> Business<br />
Meeting shall be open to the public<br />
unless the Chair declares an executive<br />
question.<br />
Parliamentary Information<br />
Robert’s Rules <strong>of</strong> Order, Newly Revised is the<br />
parliamentary authority that shall govern the<br />
<strong>ANA</strong>-MI Business Meeting. The chair, as the<br />
presiding <strong>of</strong>ficer, rules on all matters relative<br />
to parliamentary law and procedures. The<br />
Parliamentarian serves only in an advisory<br />
capacity to the presiding <strong>of</strong>ficer and members.<br />
Member participation in the business session is<br />
governed by the standing rules.<br />
The motions that follow are defined in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
action a delegate may desire to propose. Rules<br />
governing these motions are listed in Table 1.<br />
A main motion introduces a subject to the<br />
Business Meeting for consideration and is stated:<br />
“I move that....”<br />
FILLING OUT A MOTION FORM<br />
Motion forms are at the registration table<br />
and will be available on tables during the<br />
Business Meeting. Please fill them out<br />
completely before bringing forward a motion<br />
for consideration at the Business Meeting for<br />
discussion.<br />
You must sign your name and Region and<br />
get the signature <strong>of</strong> a person to second the<br />
motion before bringing it up.<br />
An amendment (primary) is a motion to modify<br />
the working <strong>of</strong> a motion. The motion to amend<br />
may be made in one <strong>of</strong> the following forms,<br />
determined by the action desired: “I move to<br />
amend by....”<br />
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