2021 Wyoming Nursing Summit & Convention

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2021 WYOMING NURSING SUMMIT & CONVENTION
WNA ANNUAL MEETING
Meeting Rules
Registered members must wear their name badges during the business session. All membership
in good standing may vote.
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.
The correct form to use in making a motion is “I move that...”
All motions and amendments should be written and signed by the maker of the motion or
amendment and then given to the Chair.
A member may not speak against her/his own motion, but may vote against it.
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.
All reports and supplements to reports shall be written and shall not be read.
Only currently paid members of the Association are entitled to vote in elections.
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
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised is the parliamentary authority that shall govern WNA 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....”
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....”
• striking (word(s), phrase, paragraph).”
• inserting (word(s), phrase, paragraph).”
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