Questions tagged [parliamentary-procedure]
This tag should be used to address questions relating primarily that relate to parliamentary procedure governed by law or judicial decisions, and may relate to any based on rules, customs as well as ethics of parliamentary procedure.
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Is a bylaw amendment required to adopt Robert's Rules of Order?
Does an Oregon nonprofit corporation need a bylaw amendment to officially and permanently adopt Robert's Rules of Order, or could it be done with a regular resolution?
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Are legislators and legislative drafts people legally one and the same?
If they are legally seen as such, this seems to me a pretty egregious (egregiously counterproductive) legal fiction. There is no way that members of a legislature can have the time to go through the ...
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Why are inserted legislation section identifiers often preceded by a "z"?
Many times, in UK legislation, the structure is of numbered sections, like 1., 2., 3...
Sometimes a subsequent act will insert sections that append lettered suffixes to the numbered section ...
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When do new members get sworn in as congress people?
I have seen two sources (one was LA Times) state that new members are not sworn in until after a speaker is elected. If that is correct, how do the results of an election get reflected in that key ...
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When should a point of order be raised for an error by the chair in calling a vote?
Under Robert's Rules of Order, if the chair does not follow proper procedure in calling a vote, but the error does not influence the outcome (e.g. it passes with such an overwhelming majority that it ...
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What is the point of a Royal Assent?
Some say that a monarch cannot withhold Royal Assent to a bill passed by the parliament. Really?
What happens if they refuse to grant assent to any law passed by the parliament unless they are ...
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Who actually drafts legislation in all its nitty gritty detail in the U.K.?
And what is the process like? It seems surprisingly meticulously drafted and most elaborate as to account for every conceivable scenario and counter argument that one might ever encounter or think of. ...
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Can a quorum call in the US Senate "annul" a pro forma session? Would this mean that the Senate would go into recess?
I recently watched CGP Grey's video on the Supreme Court nomination process, which discusses (among other things) the use of pro forma sessions of the US Senate to keep the President from making ...
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Defining the scope over which a vote can be taken
I'm looking for the name of something that likely is defined somehwere in Robert's Rules of Order or in some other standard in parliamentary procedure.
Before a vote can take place, there must be a ...
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In the US Reconciliation procedure, wherein the text allows for separate bills for revenue, spending & debt for each year?
In the Reconciliation procedure, as passed in the bill here: Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Wherein the exact text here is the interpretation that bills each for revenue, ...
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Could Senators convene congress by objecting to the closing of a pro-forma session?
Here's the hypothetical:
Congress is adjourned, but the Example Caucus wants it to convene again as soon as possible. Congress plans to take recess for more than three days, so they've scheduled ...
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When do Georgia State Election Board rules become effective?
A recent article in the Georgia Star (a Trump-leaning venue) claims that some emergency rules regarding Georgia's election had expired by Nov 3, because they were voted on in a July 1 meeting and that ...
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Why adjourn the House of Commons effective in half an hour?
I was looking at a couple of Hansard reports and noticed that the last House of Commons debate of the day was preceded by a motion to adjourn. If the debate lasted more than half an hour, it was cut ...
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Generic "Judicial" rules of order?
This question asks for a Roberts Rules analogue for, specifically, courtroom proceedings. However, other non-governmental organizations often need to decide someone's fate within the organization ...
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Without judicial review, what is the point of the Dutch constitution?
I gather from various sources (note: most links are in Dutch) that no process of judicial review exists in the Netherlands.
In my understanding, most democracies have a process for creating, amending ...
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