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The specific order of the House Meeting agenda can vary (this is from the Fall/Winter 2016 - 2017 agendas).
==== Proposals ====
[[proposal|Proposals]] for consideration at House meetings must be emailed to the President to be added to the next House meeting’s agenda. See the current President's emails for the deadline for submissions. Only proposals on the meeting agenda, or secondary motions made to these proposals (like amendments), may be debated at the House meeting. During a meeting, any member may request to add a proposal to the agenda, but the House must unanimously consent to adding it. Any other member can object to adding it (III.A.4).
Proposals are debated in the following way:
* A member makes a proposal, stating it as an affirmative action to be taken. If the member is absent, the President states it.
* The Presidents asks for a second. At least one other member must say “I second the motion” or simply “second.” If none does, there is no further discussion of the proposal.
* The President asks other members if they have any questions to clarify the proposal.
* The President allows members to discuss the proposal. By tradition, if the proposal concerns a specific member, that member leaves the room during the discussion.
** Any member may propose an amendment to the proposal under discussion. This secondary motion must be discussed and voted on before returning to consideration of the original proposal. By house tradition, a member may amend his or her own proposal by “friendly amendment” without a vote to do so.
** Any member may move to close debate and vote immediately, but this motion must be passed by a ⅔ majority rather than a simple majority (“half plus one”).
* Though unconstitutional, Escher has chosen to continue Google form ballots since House Meetings were virtual during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic. The [[President]] sends out this ballot following each House Meeting and emails results 24 hours later. All votes are cross-checked for duplicates and email addresses that correspond with current residents.
* Proposals pass if a majority of members voting vote “yes”.
====Release Requests====
[release requests|Release requests] for consideration at House meetings must be emailed to the President to be added to the next House meeting’s agenda. See the current President's emails for the deadline for submissions.
Release requests are debated in the following way:
* The member requesting the release either gives a verbal statement, reads their written statement, or the [[Vice President of Suites]] reads it in their absence.
* The floor is opened for questions for the member requesting a release.
* The member requesting the release leaves the room for private discussion.
* When private discussion is closed an officer goes to bring back the requesting member.
* The [[President]] sends out this ballot following each House Meeting and emails results 24 hours later.
====Facilitation====
====Straw Poll====
Sometimes, during the course of discussion, a member asks for a straw poll of members. This is a non-binding vote that helps members determine the group opinion.
===Absentee Participation===
