Rules of Order

and

Standing Rules

of the

Association Senate
to 1.125in

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Originally Compiled By

Eric M. Berg
Parliamentarian of the XVIIth Senate
Associated Students of Stanford University

©1986-91, Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All Rights Reserved.

Printed in 1991 by the Associated Students of Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 USA

Preface

The Rules of Order of the Senate are supplemental rules for the conduct of business during Senate meetings. They are inferior in authority to any rules specified in the Constitution or the By-Laws of the Association, and are superior in authority to the normal rules of procedure specified in Robert's Rules of Order. If a matter of interest is not addressed in the Rules of Order, then the treatment accorded by Robert's is binding. A copy of Robert's is located in the Senate office for those members of the Association interested in examining one.

Since the Senate is a deliberative body, all of its rules must be in conformity with the basic principles of Parliamentary Law. Note in particular that the rules are designed primarily to protect the rights of minorities in the Senate while according to the majority the ability to conduct necessary business.

The Standing Rules of the Senate are supplemental rules for the conduct of Senate administration. They are inferior in authority to any rules specified in the Constitution or the By-Laws of the Association, and are superior in authority to the normal rules of administration specified in Robert's. If a matter of interest is not addressed in the Standing Rules, then the treatment accorded by Robert's is binding. Unlike the Rules of Order, which are intended to regulate the conduct of members of the Senate during meetings, the Standing Rules are primarily intended to regulate the actions of Senate officers and members outside of Senate meetings.

Note that either a Rule of Order or a Standing Rule may be suspended under certain circumstances, in a manner similar to that of the suspension of the rules specified in Robert's. In this they are unlike those rules specified in the Constitution and By-Laws, which can never be suspended by the Senate on any occasion.

This edition of the Rules of Order and Standing Rules incorporates all amendments approved by the Senate as of August 1986.

Eric M. Berg
Parliamentarian
XVIIth Senate of the Association
August 31, 1986

In May of 1991, this edition of the Standing Rules was updated to include all amendments approved by the Senate as of 1 May 1991. The revision history was also made an explicit part of the front matter, so as to facilitate the process of keeping this edition of the Standing Rules current.

Larry M. Augustin
Neil J. Crellin
XXIInd Senate of the Association
22 May 1991

Revision History

• Contents
• Rules of Order
  • Order of Business
  • Definition and Form of Motions, Bills, Resolutions, and Orders
  • Authors and Sponsors
  • Assignment of the Floor
  • Motion or Debate, Not Both
  • Yielding the Floor
  • Acceptance of Modifications to a Motion
  • Division of a Resolution or Order
  • Division of a Bill
  • Special Fee Requests
  • Methods of Voting
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Appeal from the Decision of the Chair
  • Amendments
  • Previous Question
  • Motion to Discharge from Committee
  • Motion to Reconsider
  • Suspension of the Rules of Order
• Standing Rules
  • Regular Senate Meetings
  • Meetings of Committees of the Senate
  • Corrections to Minutes, Bills, and Resolutions
  • Routing of Bills and Resolutions
  • Absences
  • Rosters
  • Agenda Packets
  • Suspension of the Standing Rules
  • About this document ...