modifications of the rules which have been previously adopted. Late resolutions are considered by the committee prior to the opening session and a recommendation to accept or not accept each resolution is made. Authors of late resolutions are required to appear before the Committee on Rules and Order of Business; the time of the meeting is indicated on the Schedule of Events in the handbook. The committee considers only the reason for the resolutions’ submission past the resolution deadline and does not consider the merits of the resolution. Late resolutions require a two-thirds vote of the House to be accepted for debate and must include a fiscal note if expenditure of LSMS funds will be required to implement the requested action. When recognized by the Speaker, go to the nearest floor microphone and identify yourself by name and the organization you represent before addressing the House. This is necessary for the transcriber to properly prepare the proceedings of the House from the recordings.
The House has adopted the following standing rules:
1. Each speaker addressing an item brought to the floor for a vote is limited to three minutes of debate. Each delegate may return to the floor for one minute for the purpose of rebuttal or to summarize his/her position. 2. Resolutions submitted to the LSMS House of Delegates which refer to any source material, such as an article, policy, statute, law, report, etc., must have a copy of the referenced material attached. Such resolutions will not be accepted by the HOD without an attached copy of the source material.
3. Any delegate who wishes to distribute material to the House must first obtain approval from the Speaker or Vice Speaker.
4. No election materials, announcements, or marketing/promotional materials will be printed by the LSMS.
Resolutions Business is introduced into the House through submission of resolutions by an individual delegate or any group that has delegate representation in the House as specified by Article XI, paragraph A in the LSMS Bylaws. To be considered as regular business, LSMS Bylaws require each resolution must be received by the Speaker of the House of Delegates no later than 45 days before the opening session of a meeting of the House.
Resolutions submitted later than 45 days before the opening session of a meeting of the House are considered late and will be considered as new business only if:
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Presented by the President of the Society.
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