General Rules

  I.Only Westminster students, faculty, staff, administration and alumni may take part
            and hold offices in the convention.  Staff participation shall be limited to a state
            that will be determined by the Executive Committee.  There shall be no limit to
            the number of  delegates, but the permitted number of votes from that state shall
            not exceed six (6).

  II. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern the procedural aspects of the
                convention so far as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the rules set
                forth by the rules committee.

  III. Only the presiding chairperson of the convention shall be given the power to convene
                and adjourn the convention.

  IV. A rule, once passed, may be amended by a two thirds vote by the delegates present.

  V.  A motion to suspend the rules shall always be in order but only made by a majority
            of the delegates of five (5) other states.

  VI. The convention shall proceed according to the order of business prepared by the
                Executive Committee chairperson, the presiding chairperson of the convention,
                and the  parliamentarian.

  VII. The rules committee shall be given the power to meet at any time during the convention
                and shall be given the power to interrupt the business of the convention to propose any
                changes in the rules of the order of business, upon being recognized by the chairperson.

  VIII. A majority of the convention delegates shall constitute a quorum.

        IX.  Any roll call, any delegation may yield when its name is called.  At the conclusion of the
               roll call, all delegations which yielded shall be called in order herein before established
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        X.    The rules shall be passed by a majority vote.

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