# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S64
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

a voting delegate, advisory delegate, or advisory representative. Delegates and representatives shall normally address
the convention from their assigned microphones.
14. A microphone queue list will be enacted for every debatable motion considered by the assembly. Each time a debatable
motion is considered by the assembly, a new microphone queue list will be created and the queue list from any
previous motion will be cleared.
15. The pro-con method of debate may be used at the discretion of the chair or by adoption of the assembly. When a
member of the floor committee speaks in favor of a resolution, it shall be recognized as a “pro” speech and will be
followed by a “con” speech.
16. Delegates and representatives wishing to enter the microphone queue for any reason (debate, make an amendment,
call the question, request information or any other action) must always identify themselves, as pro or con speakers,
by pressing either 1(pro) or 2 (con) on their queue keypad even if the assembly is not in a pro-con mode. This
queue identification is necessary so delegates and representatives are appropriately reflected in the queue should the
chair choose to move to a pro-con method of debate. All queue entrees will be addressed as they appear in the queue
order. When called upon by the chair delegates and representatives must identify themselves and state the desired
action. The microphone queue shall be displayed so that delegates can see their position in the queue.
17. Ordinarily, questions of privilege (or point of personal privilege) shall be addressed in writing to the chair or his
appointee.
18. No delegate or representative may speak in debate any longer than two (2) minutes per speech. No delegate or
representative may speak more than twice on the same motion on the same day and may not speak a second time until
all delegates and representatives desiring to speak the first time have had the opportunity. The chair shall have
discretion to make exceptions to this rule. When a floor committee is called on to answer a question or to give
information, this rule shall not apply.
19. A delegate who speaks on an issue may not move to call the question at the close of his or her speech.
20. If a substitute motion is offered and seconded, the presenter shall be offered two (2) minutes to provide the rationale
for offering it and a member of the floor committee shall be offered two (2) minutes to present rationale for why the
committee believes the original motion is to be preferred. The convention shall decide by majority vote without further
debate whether or not to consider the substitute. If the decision is in the affirmative and if the substitute motion is
subsequently adopted, the original motion dies. If the substitute motion does not receive favorable action either to
consider or adopt, the original motion is again considered.
21. A motion to close debate (“call the question”) shall apply only to the immediately pending question.
22. While any voting delegate may move to close debate (call the question) at any time that it is his or her turn to speak,
a vote on closing debate (two-thirds vote required) on the main motion shall be put by the chair after every twenty
(20) minutes of debate (except those to which Standing Rule 5 pertain). The chair may also call for a vote on closing
debate (two-thirds vote required) when in his judgment the assembly has heard sufficient speaking from both sides
of the issue.
23. Amendments of non-contiguous words may be made to a pending question so long as the consequence of such noncontiguous words does not constitute in effect a substitute motion.
24. During the last two days of the convention, the President shall have the privilege of calling up for action those
resolutions that in his judgment must be acted upon before adjournment.
25. No motion to reconsider or rescind shall be made or called up during the last day of the convention.
Floor Nominations
26. No floor nominations will be accepted for the First Vice-President or regional vice-presidents (Bylaws 3.12.2.1; 3.12.2.7
[d]). In the case of election of the Secretary and board and commission members, floor nominations are allowed, to
take place at the time of the report of the chairman of the Committee for Convention Nominations (Bylaw 3.12.3.7 [a–
b]). Such floor nominations may only be made from the list of names which have previously been offered to the
Committee for Convention Nominations prior to the final deadline for the submission of nominations, unless the
convention shall otherwise order by a simple majority vote (Bylaw 3.12.3.7 [c]). Floor nominations are not debatable
and shall be brought individually before the convention for approval, being voted on immediately, before being added
to the ballot (Bylaw 3.12.3.7 [a–b]).
Allowable floor nominations for all positions of boards and commissions shall be opened for a period of forty (40)
minutes, unless ceased earlier by a two-thirds vote of the assembly. At the end of forty (40) minutes, a vote to cease
nominations shall be called by the convention chairman. If a two-thirds vote to cease nominations is not received, the
period for floor nominations shall be extended an additional twenty (20) minutes. This cycle shall continue in twenty
(20) minute intervals until a two-thirds vote for nominations to cease is received from the assembly.

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