Organization of a Convention of an Est Society - PPTQ Sec 59

Which of the following committees should be most directly involved with the formal organization of a convention?

• The Membership and Officer Committees

• The Special, Recreation, and Constitution Committees

• The Finance and Auditing Committees

• The Credentials, Standing Rules, and Program Committees

The Credentials Committee of a convention prepares and certifies to the convention the list of

• alternates.

• delegates.

• officers.

• All of the above

The most important work of a parliamentarian at a convention may be

• conferring with the chair.

• consulting with committee chairmen.

• consulting before the convention opens.

• addressing the assembly on matters of parliamentary procedure.

Before a convention can transact any business it must

• officially form itself into a single voting body.

• seat all delegates in their assigned sections.

• conduct preliminary ceremonies.

• seat all alternates as a body.

When organizing a convention, the first report to be considered is that of the

• Resolutions Committee.

• Credentials Committee.

• Program Committee.

• Convention Arrangements Committee.

A convention cannot be properly organized until the reports of three committees have been considered and adopted. These are, and must be processed in the following order:

• Credentials, Standing Rules, and Program Committees.

• Rules, Credentials, and Reference Committees.

• Executive, Platform, and Rules Committees.

• Credentials, Parliamentary, and Rules Committees.

One of the duties of the convention's Credentials Committee is to

• send each constituent body information about the authorized number of representatives and alternates and their eligibility requirements.

• select representatives for each constituent body.

• allow each constituent body to verify the eligibility of each representative selected.

• select an alternate delegate for each constituent body.

The convention Credentials Committee has received the credentials card from a chapter listing a delegate who is ineligible to serve because of nonpayment of dues. What action should the credentials committee take?

• Ask the president to collect the dues immediately.

• Advise the chapter that it has the right to choose another alternate.

• Inform the delegate that he or she is ineligible.

• Nothing. It is the responsibility of the delegate to pay when registering for the convention.

Which one of the following is not a responsibility of a convention's Credentials Committee regarding the steps in registration?

• Verify the corrections of members' credentials

• Record members as they are officially registered

• Submit a list of members who have not paid their dues to the secretary.

• Issue badges to members

Which one of the following motions is in order before the receipt of the Credentials Committee report at a convention?

• Commit (or Refer)

• A main motion which relates to the validity of holding the convention

• Primary amendment

• Recess