Guide to Annual Conference

How it works

Consent agendas

How routine reports move quickly — and how to pull an item out for real debate.

Standing Rules
Rule 23

To save floor time, two consent agendas bundle items expected to be uncontroversial (Rule 23):

Any member may move to remove an item, with a second and a one-minute explanation. If 20% of members vote to remove it, it comes to the floor as a normal, debatable item. Pulling something out is ordinary and expected — not an act of hostility.