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Parliamentary Procedure

CCBMUN XII What is it? 1- Rules are not subject to change. 2- English is set as the official and only language. 3- Courtesy is to be shown towards all CCBMUN integrates. 3.1- Secretary General must be addressed as Mr. Secretary General and the Presidents as Mr./Ms. president. 3.2- Committee Chairperson must be addressed as Mr./Ms. Chairperson. 3.3- Fellow Delegates must be addressed as Mr./Ms. Delegate or the Honorable Delegate of _______. 3.4- Speeches in the General Assembly must begin with Mr. Secretary-General, Mr./Ms. President. Speeches in committee session must begin with Mr./Ms. Chairperson.

CCBMUN XII 4- Quorum – Both President of the General Assembly or Committee Chair Person may declare General Assembly open with at least ¼ of its members present.

4.1- A member is a state officially registered at the conference and recognized by the UN.

4.2- Quorum is necessary for any vote to be taken.

5- Agenda - The order in which the issues shall be debated and which resolution shall be introduced is at the discretion of the President/Chairperson.

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HOW DOES IT START?

Roll Call

Present or present and voting

Open the Agenda

“The delegation of _____ proposes a motion to open the agenda discussing the topic ___.”

The Opening Speeches are read.

Debate Begins

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3 Types of Debates

a.Moderated Caucusb.Unmoderated Caucusc.Lobby Time

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MODERATED CAUCUS

It is a debate guided by a list of speakers. The chair creates a list of delegates that raise their placard.

“The delegation of ___ proposes a motion to open a speakers list of __ minutes with a time limit of __ minutes per speaker”

The motion is seconded.

Requires simple majority to pass

Only the delegations in the list can participate.

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UNMODERATED CAUCUS

It is a debate conduced by placards and moderated by the chair.

“The delegation of__ proposes a motion to open an unmoderated caucus for __ minutes”

The motion is seconded.

Requires simple majority to pass.

All delegations can participate.

CCBMUN XII LOBBY TIME

Used for when it’s the time to form blocks and elaborate working papers or resolution papers.

“The delegation of __ proposes a motion to start a lobby time for __ minutes”

The motion is seconded.

Requires simple majority to pass.

English is spoken at all times

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3 POINTS

a.Point of Orderb.Point of Informationc.Point of Personal Privilege

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POINT OF ORDERA point of order is used when a delegate notices a possible procedural error made by a member or the Chair. This point

must be made at the time of the incident.

Can interrupt the speaker.

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POINT OF INFORMATIONA point of information is used when a delegate has a question

for the speaker or the chair.

Can be directed to the chair or the speaker and is not interruptable.

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POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

It is used any time a member experiences personal discomfort which impairs his or her ability to participate in the proceedings, he/she may call to a point of personal privilege.

The Chair will consider the point and therefore fix the discomfort.

This point is interruptible.

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MOTIONS

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RIGHT TO REPLY A delegate may rise in a Right of Reply if it feels that her/his personal or national integrity has been insulted. * This point may interrupt a speaker. However it shall not be

granted until the conclusion of the speech presently being made. The reply must be limited to one (1) minute only.

* The Chair is in the position to decide whether or not to grant the Right of Reply is final or not open to appeal.

* A delegate may not reply to a Right of Reply. * A second Right of Reply addressed to the same delegation

must be submitted to the chair by written. The Chair will recognize the delegate if considered proper and the delegate will have one (1) minute to develop the reply.

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VOTINGEach member state of the united nations shall have one vote. States with observer status are bot permitted to voteEach state may vote yes, no or abstain. On procedural matters, members may not abstain.

Note: Delegates who, during attendance, answered “present and voting” may not abstain when voting for a resolution.

For a draft resolution to become a resolution it requires a majority (50%+1)If the resolution is targeted to an specific country or group of countries 2/3 majority is requiredIf there is a tie (50/50) or a majority of abstentions, the draft resolution shall be considered defeated

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CHALLENGING THE COMPETENCEA delegate may request the chair to allow challenge to another delegate, if that delegate has persistently misrepresented the foreign policy of his/her country to the point of distorting and damaging the committee´s development.

The chair shall allow the delegate who challenges the competence to speak first explaining in what way the challenged delegate misrepresented his/her country's foreign policy, then the challenged delegate has the opportunity to defend him/herself.

After both delegates have spoken, the chair must begin the voting by roll call. A simple majority is needed for this motion to pass. If the motion passes then the challenged delegate will lose his/her voting privileges for the day, if the motion does not pass, then the challenging delegate will lose his/her voting privileges for the day.

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WARNING GUIDELINES Warnings are given to those delegates that do not conduct themselves properly during the event mainly to keep order and obedience.

This will affect the academic evaluation of the delegates.

Warning process: 3 warnings: 5 min expulsion 5 warnings: 30 min expulsion 7 warnings: All day expulsion 9 warnings: MUN expulsion (at the discretion of the Secretary General)

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DRESS CODEBoys:-Complete formal suit--DON’T: wear jeans, shorts, sneakers, sandals.

Girls:-Formal shirt and caprice or nice pants.-DON’T USE: items that expose cleavage, skirts/dresses, show shoulders.

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Now’s the space for questions, comments, or concerns

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