RULE II: Procedure of any Convention
SECTION 1. The Holy Communion may be celebrated each day the Convention is in session.
SECTION 2. The Bishop's address is in order at any time during the Convention and at the Bishop's discretion may precede the calling of the Convention to order.
SECTION 3. At the opening, the Convention shall be called to order and the Secretary shall ascertain the presence of a quorum of delegates in both Orders, who shall register, upon entering the Convention, in writing with the Secretary. This count may be challenged by motion from the floor and a roll call required.
SECTION 4. In the consideration of and action on resolutions and motions coming before the Convention, the following rules of debate shall be followed with regard to each of the issues:
a. Each speaker shall be limited to two minutes.
b. To the extent practicable, the Chair shall recognize speakers of the opposite view in alternate succession.
c. Debate shall be limited to 20 minutes.
d. Thereafter, two minutes will be allotted for summation.
e. No motion to lay on the table or otherwise to terminate debate shall be entertained until the conclusion of such debate.
f. In the discretion of the Chair, any time assigned hereby to the consideration of any motion or resolution, which is not used in such consideration, may be added to the time allotted for debate of any subsequent resolution.
SECTION 5. In general, the procedure of Convention shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, except where other rules have been adopted, from time to time, by Convention.