ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS, PROCEDURES AND ETHICS
STANDING RULES
SEVENTY-FIRST SESSION
2001
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The precedence of parliamentary
authority for the purpose of actions in this committee are set forth in
Assembly Standing Rule 100 except the committee rules adopted here precede Mason’s
Manual of Parliamentary Procedure.
DUTIES OF COMMITTEE
OFFICERS and STAFF
Responsibilities of the Chair of
this committee are:
a.) Preparation and distribution of the committee agenda;
b.) Determine when final action is to be taken on measures,
committee reports, and other
business of the committee;
c.) Preparing and submitting committee reports;
d.) Presiding over committee meetings;
e.) Preserving order and decorum and deciding all questions of
order;
f.) Providing direction to committee support staff;
g.) Calling recesses of the committee as deemed necessary; and
h.) Reviewing and approving minutes of the committee.
DUTIES OF THE VICE CHAIR
In the absence of the chair, or
upon the request of the chair, the vice chair shall assume the duties of the
chair.
COMMITTEE SECRETARY DUTIES
a.) On behalf of the chair, the committee secretary shall maintain
all minutes and exhibits of
the committee meetings until released to the custody of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau; and
b.) The committee secretary shall call roll at each meeting with
the chair being called last.
MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE
a.) Members of the committee shall report promptly at the
designated hour for committee
meetings and for the resumption of committee meetings;
b.) Members shall notify the chair of any absence. Excused
absences will be so recorded at the direction of the
chair. A member shall advise the chair if they must leave a meeting for
an extended period of time;
c.) Members not in attendance when a final vote is taken on a
measure will be marked absent for the vote; and
d.) At the discretion of the chair, meetings may be held outside the
regularly scheduled
day(s) and time.
SUBCOMMITTEES
a.) Rules of the committee apply to its subcommittees;
b.) Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled by the subcommittee
chair after consulting
with the committee chair; and
c.) Attendance of all subcommittee members is required unless
otherwise authorized by the committee chair.
MOTIONS and FINAL ACTION
a.) All motions require a second. If no second is received, that
motion shall be declared invalid:
b.) At the discretion of the chair, all final actions of the
committee will require a roll call vote; and
c.) Unless a committee member advises the chair otherwise, it will
be presumed that the member will vote on an amendment
or on a measure, during a floor session, consistent
with their vote in the committee.
TESTIMONY and WITNESSES
It is the intention of the
committee to create an atmosphere of courtesy, professionalism, and equal
interest in all persons who are testifying. The committee shall treat all
witnesses courteously and professionally. Name-calling, personal insults, or
rudeness shall not be tolerated.
a.) Unless the chair determines otherwise, the following order of
testimony shall be followed;
1.) The
primary sponsor of the measure shall testify first, followed by the chief spokesperson, if one exists, for the
opposition; and
2.) Remaining
testimony will alternate thereafter between proponents and opponents to the measure.
b.) Questions from the committee will be restricted to relevant
subject areas; and,
c.) When the chair deems necessary, witnesses will be sworn in
pursuant to NRS 218.5323.
MINORITY REPORTS
Members who wish to submit a
minority report must so indicate, in advance, at a regular committee meeting.
COMMITTEE CONTACT WITH LCB
SUPPORT STAFF
All directions, assignments, or
requests on behalf of the committee must be communicated to its staff and to
the personnel of the Legislative Counsel Bureau by the chair of the committee.
A member of the committee must submit such requests to the chair for
transmittal to the staff of the committee or to the personnel of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau.