CP Committees & Special Bodies Flashcards

What is the role of a 'reference committee' commonly used in large conventions?

Answer: Hear testimony and refine resolutions before floor debate

Reference committees receive proposed resolutions, hold hearings, and present refined recommendations to the full convention for debate and action.

A 'credentials committee' at a convention is responsible for:

Answer: Verifying and certifying eligible delegates and their voting rights

The credentials committee verifies that delegates are duly authorized representatives and reports the official count of voting delegates.

Under RONR, how should a committee handle a matter that exceeds its delegated authority?

Answer: Return the matter to the assembly with a recommendation but without acting

A committee must stay within delegated authority and should report back to the assembly for direction on matters beyond its mandate.

Who appoints the members of a special committee if the motion creating it does not specify?

Answer: The chair, unless the assembly decides otherwise

Under RONR, if the motion does not specify how members are selected, the chair appoints the committee.

A 'quasi-committee of the whole' differs from a full committee of the whole in that:

Answer: The chair remains in the chair instead of appointing a committee chair

In a quasi-committee of the whole, the regular presiding officer remains in the chair rather than yielding to a specially appointed committee chair.

When a committee's recommendation is adopted by the assembly, what happens to the committee's report itself?

Answer: The report is filed but only the adopted recommendations become binding

The assembly acts on the committee's recommendations; the report itself is received and filed, but only the formally adopted recommendations carry authority.