Explanation

This resolution allows the Convention to meet as a Committee of the Whole for purposes of debate and discussion. No substantive voting takes place during this Committee of the Whole, so other Convention procedures for carrying out our business are not affected. A proposal for a Committee of the Whole must be introduced by both Presiding Officers and passed by both Houses. The Committee of the Whole meets in the House of Deputies according to its rules, and is presided over by the President of the House of Deputies, because the Rules of Order for the House of Deputies are designed to facilitate discussion of a larger body. Any procedural voting must be done by voice vote or show of hands because Bishops, as General Convention is currently structured, will not have the electronic voting devices used by the House of Deputies.