9.7.2014 SPSFAM Meeting Book - page 17

Helpful Definitions & Terminology—‘”— Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‡„‡”• ™Š‘ —•– „‡ ’”‡•‡– ‹ ‘”†‡” –‘ ˜ƒŽ‹†Ž› –”ƒ•ƒ – „—•‹‡••Ǥ – ‹•
†‡–‡”‹‡† „› –Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‡„‡”• ’”‡•‡–ǡ ‘– –Š‡ —„‡” ’”‡•‡– ƒ† ˜‘–‹‰Ǥ
ȋFundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 151ȌǤ
‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡ ‘–‹‰
ƒ‡Ž ‡„‡”• ˜‡”› ‡„‡” Šƒ• ƒ ‘„Ž‹‰ƒ–‹‘ –‘ ˜‘–‡ ƒ† –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ƒ„•–ƒ‹Ǥ
„•–‡–‹‘• „•–‡–‹‘• ”‡†— ‡ –Š‡ —„‡” ”‡“—‹”‡† –‘ ‘„–ƒ‹ ƒ ƒŒ‘”‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‘•‡ ’”‡•‡– ƒ† ˜‘–‹‰Ǥ
Š‡› ƒ”‡ ‘Ž› ‘—–‡† –‘ ‘ˆ‹” –Š‡ ’”‡•‡ ‡ ‘ˆ ƒ “—‘”—Ǥ
ȋFundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 237). ”†‡” ‡‡–‹‰• •Š‘—Ž† ƒ††”‡•• ‘Ž› ‘‡ ‹–‡ ‘ˆ „—•‹‡•• ƒ– ‘‡ –‹‡ ȋ‘Ž› ‘‡ ’‡†‹‰ ‘–‹‘ ƒ– ƒ
–‹‡ȌǤ Šƒ‹”• •Š‘—Ž† ‘– ’‡”‹– †‹‰”‡••‹‘ ‘” ‹–”‘†— –‹‘ ‘ˆ †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– –‘’‹ • —–‹Ž –Š‡ „—•‹‡••
ƒ– Šƒ† ‹• ”‡•‘Ž˜‡†Ǥ ‘ ’‡†‹‰ ‘–‹‘• ™Š‹Ž‡ Šƒ‰‹‰ –‘’‹ •Ǥ ȋFundamentals of
Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 1)Ǥ
ŽŽ „—•‹‡•• —•– „‡ ‘†— –‡† ™‹–Š ‘”†‡” ƒ† •Š‘—Ž† „‡ †‘‡ ˆƒ‹”Ž› ƒ† ‹’ƒ”–‹ƒŽŽ›Ǥ Š‡
’”‡•‹†‹‰ ‘ˆˆ‹ ‡” •Š‘—Ž† ‹’ƒ”–‹ƒŽŽ› ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– ‡ƒ Š ‡„‡” Šƒ• ƒ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –‘ •’‡ƒǤ
(Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. pp. 1Ǧ2). “—ƒŽ‹–› ŽŽ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ ‡“—ƒŽ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –‘ ’”‘’‘•‡ ‘–‹‘•ǡ –‘ ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‡ ‹ †‡„ƒ–‡ǡ –‘ ˜‘–‡ǡ –‘
•‡”˜‡ ‘ ‘‹––‡‡• ‘” ƒ• ƒ ‘ˆˆ‹ ‡”ǡ –‘ •Šƒ”‡ ‹ ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• ƒ ‘”†‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ ‡„‡”ǯ• ƒ„‹Ž‹–‹‡•Ǥ
(Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 2). —•–‹ ‡ ŽŽ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ƒ• “—‡•–‹‘•ǡ –‘ „‡ ‹ˆ‘”‡†ǡ –‘ Šƒ˜‡ ‘’Ž‡š ‘–‹‘•
‡š’Žƒ‹‡† „› –Š‡ Šƒ‹”Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3 rd edition. p. 2). ‹‘”‹–› ‹‰Š–• ‹••‡–‹‰ ‡„‡”• Šƒ˜‡ ‡“—ƒŽ ”‹‰Š–• –‘ ˜‘‹ ‡ ‘’’‘•‹‰ ‘” ‹‘”‹–› ‘’‹‹‘• ƒ† •–”‹˜‡ –‘
„‡ ‘‡ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”‹–›Ǥ (Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 2). ƒŒ‘”‹–› ‹‰Š–• ‘ ‡„‡”•ǡ „‘ƒ”†ǡ ‘” ‘ˆˆ‹ ‡”• Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ †‹ –ƒ–‡ ‘” ‘–”‘Ž †‡ ‹•‹‘• —Ž‡•• –Š‡
‡„‡” ‰”ƒ– •— Š ”‹‰Š–•‡„‡”• ƒ› ‘– –ƒ‡ ƒ› ƒ –‹‘ ‹ ‘ˆŽ‹ – ™‹–Š ˆ‡†‡”ƒŽǡ ”‡‰‹‘ƒŽ ‘” ‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Žƒ™• ‘”
’‘Ž‹ ‹‡•Ǥ‡ ‹•‹‘• ƒ”‡ „ƒ•‡† ‘ –Š‡ ™‹ŽŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”‹–›Ǥ
(Fundamentals of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, 3rd edition. p. 2).
Voting Panel – There is no formal voting panel. Any interested and knowledgeable party may participate. Working groups sole
purpose is to provide recommendations to stakeholder panels.
Voting Guidelines –majority vote carries all motions, dissenting opinions considered by assembly and recorded.
Voting Panel – A vetted, representative, and balanced subset of the assembled stakeholders. Ideally the number of voters
represents 1/4 to 1/3 of the assembly.
Voting Guidelines – A. motions to create a consensus based standard (ex: voting on fitness for purpose statements or Standard
Method Performance Requirements) require a 2/3 vote for the motion to carry.
B. Any other motion (ex: votes to clarify information for working groups, set priorities or direction, etc.) requires a majority
vote to carry.
Voting Panel – 7 – 10 vetted experts
YƵŽƌƵŵ Ͳ dŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ϳ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ Žƌ Ϯͬϯ ŽĨ ƚŽƚĂů ǀĞƚƚĞĚ ZW ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚĞǀĞƌ ŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ͘
Voting Guidelines – Motions to adopt a First Action Official MethodSM of Analysis carry by unanimous vote on first ballot. If not
unanimous, negative votes must delineate scientific reasons, and can be overridden by 2/3 of voting ERP members after due
consideration. Dissenting opinions are recorded.
Expert Review
P anel
Working Group
Stakeholder
Panel
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