Republican Committee of Lancaster County Special Meeting: Reading of the Rules, Orders of the Day For the Full Committee, Legislative District Committees and Area Committees
Farm and Home Center – Thursday, November 17, 2016
I. General Provisions
1. The call of the roll is waived and the registration shall be used to establish the presence of a quorum. Proxies (Article I, Section 3, E.) must be filed with the Secretary before or during the initial roll call of the meeting. Additional proxies will not be accepted after the completion of the initial roll call.
2. Procedural votes shall be determined by voice vote. If the Chairman is unable to determine a majority by voice vote, either a standing count or written ballot, at the discretion of the Chairman, shall be taken. Any voting member who finds it necessary to leave the meeting or arrives late is required to notify staff at the registration/credentials table so that the number of votes necessary for endorsement, placement on subsequent ballots, or all other votes may be adjusted accordingly.
3. There shall be a motion and a second to adopt the Agenda and the Orders of the Day.
4. The Committee may suspend and /or amend the Orders of the Day by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present in person or by proxy.
5. Only resolutions submitted by Committee members to RCLC Headquarters by 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2016 may be introduced or considered.
6. The new proposed Rules shall be considered for adoption shall be the proposed rules sent to the Committee with the invitation to attend this meeting, as referenced in the Agenda.
7. Visitors, including the press, may observe the proceedings of the Convention from the designated areas. Visitors shall remain quiet, may not display signs or placards, and may not participate in the Convention. No recording devices will be permitted during the meeting. The Chairman may remove from the room any person except for voting members of the Committee and their proxies, officers, and appointees.
8. Out of courtesy for members of the Committee, all cell phones or electronic devices other than the electronic voting device should be turned off or muted
9. The Committee will vote on the proposed amended Rules by paper ballot.
