Article 8
Conventions

8.08 Order of Business

The order of business, once adopted, may be suspended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates present.

Nominations for National Executive Board positions shall be held on the first day of the Convention, as the last order of business on that day. Members who are nominated for a National Executive Board position on the first day of Convention shall have the right to be nominated for another position(s) at the time of the election. However, a member who was not nominated for a position on the first day of Convention, or who withdrew after nomination, shall not be eligible to be nominated for a position at the time of the election unless there are no other nominations for the position at the time of the election. Elections of National Executive Board positions shall be held on the second last day of Convention.

The President shall preside at all sessions except on those occasions when some other person may be designated by the President. Conduct of the Convention shall be under rules as may be adopted by the Convention, with Bourinot's Rules of Order prevailing under circumstances not covered by the Convention rules.