Roll Call After each call to order by the chair at the beginning of each session, the Chairpersons shall establish the Quorum by a Roll Call. The delegates shall state their presence when called, by raising their placard and stating, “Present” or “Present and Voting”. The delegates who declared that they are “Present and Voting” may not abstain during the voting on substantive matters. The delegates who arrive during or after the Roll Call are required to send a note to the Chairperson stating whether they are “Present” or “Present and Voting” in order to be recognized by the Committee. Only after the Chairpersons have acknowledged their presence, may the delegates take part actively in the debates and voting procedures. The established quorum and any changes thereto, must then be communicated by the Chair to the delegates. Debate Procedure1 The procedures detailed here apply to all committees except the Security Council (UNSC). General format of Debate will provide exclusive time slots for lobbying (aka unmoderated caucus) and for formal debate (aka moderated caucus). Lobbying Lobbying is at times also referred to as “unmoderated caucus” and is a means for the delegates to find allies and start working on resolutions. During lobbying, delegates are free to move around and talk to each other about their position on each topic for a set amount of time. Formal Debate Formal debate is initiated by the Chair of the committee, who will introduce the nature and time period assigned for the debate. They floor will be yielded to the Main Submitter of a resolution (order of resolutions debated to be established by the Chair). The Main Submitter is expected to read out the resolution, followed by the floor being opened for Points and Motions. Once the floor is open, the Chair will entertain speeches for and against the motion, in no particular sequence. Though a set time period for debate on the motion will be established, the Chair will not separate this with regard to time limit for vs time limit against the motion. Yielding When a delegate has finished his or her speech with time to spare, then the delegate is required to “yield” the floor. There are three options available:
Yielding to the Chair
Yielding to another delegate
Ideally this is done towards another delegate from a country which is allied to the perspectives of the speaker. It is within the discretion of the Chair to allow this (depending on time constraint). Yielding to another delegate may only be done once consecutively.