Expedited Discussion Rules
Saturday March 29, @11:36PM, by John Andrews, Jill Stein
Subject : Fair Procedure for Managing Discussions
from the - dept.
Summary :
BACKGROUND:
Often State Committee business is not finished because of time constraints. This proposal offers a way to ensure that discussions are completed within a defined amount of time while giving everyone a fair opportunity to speak.

SUMMARY: A procedure is specified for conducting an expedited discussion.

Text :
The following text shall be added to the Standing Rules of the State Committee:

Whenever an agenda item requesting a vote of the State Committee has been under discussion for more than thirty minutes, the facilitators of the meeting or any three present members may call for application of expedited discussion rules with a time parameter T. The members present will be polled immediately. If a majority of those present endorse the expedited discussion, the following rules shall apply:

Each person wishing to speak may speak once for no more than time T. At this point the facilitator will call time and a motion may be made by any three members to continue the discussion to another round of expedited discussion with a specified T. If such proposal is made it shall be approved or rejected without discussion by a show of hands. If discussion is discontinued, the facilitator will then recognize the sponsor of the motion to speak for no more than one minute. The motion will then be subjected to a poll or vote.

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• Re: Expedited Discussion Rules
  Saturday April 05, @09:03PM, by gary hicks
  So------------- how does this voting process work in a party such as ours, which is purposefully governed to the extent humanly possible by CONSENSUS?
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