House of Delegates Rules

H O U S E O F D E L E G A T E S R U L E S

11. Debate on any proposed resolution or amendment shall be limited to fifteen minutes. 12. In addressing the house, the delegate must stand (at the microphone), address the Presiding Officer, and state their name and their club before speaking to the house. 13. The maker of the motion shall be given the opportunity to speak first in support of their presented motion. 14. No delegate may speak to the house on any single motion longer than two minutes. 15. No delegate may address the house a second time or speak to the same question a second or subsequent time until all other delegates have had an opportunity to speak to the motion without permission of the majority of the house. 16. No delegate may speak for or against a motion and move to close debate on the same recognition. 17. All balloting for international candidate endorsement and for candidates for election to district offices shall be by written ballot except where a voice vote is specifically permitted by the bylaws. 18. Ballots for election must be clearly marked with the candidates names by the delegate. Any ballot left blank or inappropriately filled out will not be counted. 19. All ballots for endorsement for international candidacy and election of district officers shall be collected by the tellers of the Elections Committee for tabulation. Upon tabulation, the results shall be delivered to the Secretary, District Administrator, and the Parliamentarian (for an independent confirmation of results of the election) prior to the Governor announcing the results. 20. In addition to these standing rules, the Rules of the House will follow the: A. Currently adopted and approved bylaws of Circle K International and the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District; B. Currently adopted and approved Policies of Circle K International and the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District; C. Latest Edition of Robert’ s Rules of Order, Newly Revised as the Parliamentary Authority for all matters of procedures not covered by the bylaws and policies listed above.

P A R L I A M E N T A R Y P R O C E D U R E

Putting a Motion on the Floor

Seconds to Motions

Amendments to Motions

Refer or Postpone

Close Debate or Call the Question (same motion)

Table a Motion

Point of Order

Questions

To make a motion or an amendment to a motion, a delegate must go to the microphone, be recognized by the presiding officer, state his/her name and club, then state the motion (or amendment to the motion). The motion (or amendment) is seconded from the floor. The presiding officer then places the motion before the house for discussion. The club delegate my speak to the motion (or amendment) first. Note: Once a motion is placed before the house by the presiding officer, it is under the control of the house and does not belong to the delegate making the motion and cannot be withdrawn later without permission of the house.

It is not necessary to agree with a motion to second it. A second only implies that there is more than one person who wishes to discuss the motion. Therefore, if a motion is coming from the District Board or a committee, it does not need a second from the floor.

A motion that is on the floor may have two amendments pending at one time. However; the first amendment must relate to the main motion and the second amendment must relate to the first amendment to the motion.

A motion to postpone or refer to committee can be made while a motion or an amendment to a motion is pending.

A delegate must go to a microphone and move to close debate or call the question. The motion needs a second, there is no discussion, and it takes a two thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates present and voting to pass. After the motion to close debate or call the question is approved, there will be an immediate vote on the pending motion.

A motion to table (“lay on the table ”) is NOT used to kill the motion on the floor and is NOT used to postpone consideration of the motion. If a delegate does not like the emotion, he/she should vote against it. A motion to table is used only in an emergency.

If a delegate believes that there was a breach of parliamentary procedure, he/she may rise to a point of order. If the point of order refers to an action made by someone other than the presiding officer, the delegate should give the presiding officer time to correct the problem before interrupting with the point of order.

If a delegate wishes to make a motion and is not sure how to proceed, the delegate should ask the presiding officer.