House of Delegates Rules

1. Except for the Circle K International Representative, the District Administrator, the Parliamentarian, those seeking endorsement for candidacy for the international office, and candidates called upon for speeches or debate, only delegates wearing the name badge issued or marked by the Credentials Committee may be seated in the area designated for delegates. 2. Sergeant at Arms act as pages and runners to the house and may not address the house, vote in any manner, and shall conduct themselves in a manner respectful of the house. 3. No person, other than Sergeant at Arms and committee chairs called on for reports may enter the house without permission once the house is “closed” without first “opening” the house to permit such entry. 4. Only delegates may present, speak, or vote on any motions without the permission of the house. 5. All delegates are expected to behave in a respectful, nonbelligerent fashion at all times in the house. 6. The Credentials Committee Chair, directly after the opening ceremonies of the first and subsequent meetings, shall report the number of delegates, delegates-at-large registered with proper credentials and clubs represented. 7. All reports given to the house shall be written and presented to the Secretary. 8. All announcements to be presented to the house will be printed on the form provided for that purpose and given to the Secretary, shall be signed and dated by the person wanting the announcement. 9. All motions to be presented to the house shall be printed on the form provided and the maker of the motion shall sign and date the form, presenting the completed form to the presiding officer after reading it to the house. 10. All resolutions to be considered by the house must have been presented to the District Board in sufficient time to have such resolution in printed form to present to the house and been approved by the District Administrator.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES RULES

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.