Guest sladeg@birdair.com Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:04 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:04 PM I am having difficulty locating the paragraph(s) pertaining to the procedures allowing a non-member to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:08 PM p.263 footnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:08 PM It used to be the footnote on p. 255. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:09 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:09 PM Drat your nimble nine fingers Stackpole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sladeg@birdair.com Posted December 9, 2011 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 10:12 PM Thanks.As a follow-up, let me elaborate on the situation.During debate, a member asked permission of the body to allow a non-member "expert" to speak. Normally, the chair then says, "if there are no objections, then...", and, usually, there are none, so the non-member is allowed to speak. I think I read somewhere that even if one member objects, the non-member cannot speak (true?). However, someone can then make a motion allowing the non-member to speak (true?). If these things are true, then:Can this motion to allow the non-member to speak be made and take precedence when another motion is on the floor?Can this motion be debated, amended, etc.? Does it require only a majority to be accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 10, 2011 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 at 12:32 AM Raising an "objection" to the chair saying "If there are no objections" is a cue to go to a vote on the question "May the expert speak?" No need for an ancillary motion. The question is "really" shorthand for "I move we suspend the rules and allow the expert to speak", a proper incidental motion... so... no debate, 2/3 to adopt, &c. See the rules on p. 260 ff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sladeg@birdair.com Posted December 12, 2011 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 at 03:13 PM Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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