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  House of Delegates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The House of Delegates is the name given to the lower house of the legislature in three U.S. states – Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In South Africa under apartheid, the House of Delegates was the House for the country's Asian population in the tricameral Parliament between 1984 and 1994.
Amichand Rajbansi was Chief Minister of the House of Delegates tricameral parliamentary chamber.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Delegates   (132 words)

  
 Maryland House of Delegates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts.
House Minority Leader: George C. Edwards (Republican) from Garrett County.
House Minority Whip: Anthony J. O'Donnell (Republican) from Calvert County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates   (179 words)

  
 ACOEM - House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The House of Delegates is ACOEM’s legislative arm, making recommendations to the ACOEM Board of Directors concerning policy matters affecting the College.
House officers are the speaker, speaker-elect, and recorder – each serves a one-year term.
This is to allow the delegates time to study each resolution in preparation for deliberation at the meeting.
www.acoem.org /general/hod.asp   (280 words)

  
 ABA House of Delegates
The State Bar is seeking applicants for a maximum of six appointments as State Bar delegates and two appointments as alternate delegates to the ABA (American Bar Association) House of Delegates.
Delegates are expected to attend the House of Delegates meetings at the ABA Midyear and Annual Meetings.
Delegates who have completed such service may apply in the future after a period of not less than two years from the date of the expiration of the delegate's last term of service with the State Bar.
www.calbar.ca.gov /state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10124&id=1054   (452 words)

  
 Article V: House of Delegates
Delegates shall serve a term starting at the beginning of the annual conference after their selection and ending at the beginning of the following annual conference.
The Board of Directors, fifteen certified units, or 500 members representing at least five units may request a special meeting of the House of Delegates by informing the President and stating the purpose for which the special meeting is to be called.
A quorum of the House of Delegates shall consist of 50 members of the House of Delegates qualified to attend the meeting.
www.ifma.org /about_ifma/article5.cfm   (1133 words)

  
 OSB House of Delegates
The types of matters historically presented to the House of Delegates (and to the membership prior to the creation of the HOD) have included 1) disciplinary rule changes; 2) bar positions on major legislative and policy issues; and 3) member resolutions on a variety of topics.
ORS 9.148(1) The House of Delegates is permitted by statute to establish rules restricting participation by members of the bar who are not delegates.
The president of the state bar presides at all meetings of the House of Delegates (ORS 9.070(1)) and may, pursuant to ORS 9.142(1), call special meetings of the house.
www.osbar.org /leadership/hod.html   (603 words)

  
 Minnesota Medical Association - House of Delegates
A late resolution may be received upon permission of the Speaker of the House or upon a two-thirds vote of the House of Delegates.
In the event no Delegate or Alternate Delegate is present from a given component medical society, specialty society or section, the House of Delegates may appoint an Acting Delegate from among the members present from that society, section or trustee district.
The Speaker or a majority of the Delegates present shall have authority to declare which sessions of the House of Delegates shall be executive sessions and to invite persons who are not Delegates to be present at executive sessions.
www.mnmed.org /MO/art7.html   (1043 words)

  
 Maryland House of Delegates, RKBA Ratings, Contact, and Voting Records
Delegates are listed in order of their districts as defined for the 2002 plan.
You may create a report (requires a password) on this web site concerning the delegate by clicking the "R" to the right of the delegate's name and you may view (does not require a password) the information collected there by the same action.
For newly elected Delegates, their support for RKBA was evaluated by their public positions in the election including response to a MCRKBA questionaire or their response to a questionaire from the gun grabbing organization MAHA.
www.mcrkba.org /MDDelegates.html   (313 words)

  
 Chapter XII - House of Delegates
The House of Delegates shall consist of the duly elected Delegates, the Officers, the Directors, the District Director to The American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc., the Delegate to The Medical Society of the State of New York, and the Immediate Past President of this Society.
Each Delegate or Alternate to the House of Delegates shall be entitled to only one (1) vote, and shall represent the District Society by or for which he or she was appointed and no other.
A Delegate or his or her Alternate, accepted and seated, shall serve without substitution throughout the Annual Session or other meetings of the House of Delegates unless a substitute is approved by the Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurer.
www.nyssa-pga.org /chapter_12.html   (990 words)

  
 Highlights of 2001 AAO House of Delegates
PCSO was well represented at the May 2001 AAO House of Delegates in Toronto.
As the largest constituent organization, we are allocated 12 delegate positions, or almost 20% of the 64 total delegates.
Research presented to the house suggested that relatively few numbers of dentists read the publication and a surprisingly high number of AAO members were unaware of the program.
www.pcsortho.org /leaders/hodreport01.html   (577 words)

  
 Kansas Nurse: ANA House of Delegates
The 7 KSNA Delegates to the annual meeting of the American Nurses Association House of Delegates (HOD) prepared this report detailing the most relevant action by the House.
The House elected to study the issue of discrimination experienced by nurses in the military, using that data to oppose discrimination.
The House requested a report in 2002 so that decisions regarding the action by the ANA could be made with a public policy perspective.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3940/is_200108/ai_n8961610   (1167 words)

  
 LSMS House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This legislative body consists of delegates and alternate delegates chosen by the component societies according to a ratio outlined in the LSMS Bylaws.
Resident and medical student delegates are provided for in accord with the provisions of the LSMS Bylaws.
LSMS policy is determined at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates through the process of adoption of resolutions, reports and motions from the floor accepted as business of the House.
www.lsms.org /Meetings/HOD/HOD.htm   (269 words)

  
 2000 House of Delegates Meeting Results
A vacant public member delegate position shall be filled for the remainder of the term by a delegate appointed by the board of governors.
The election of delegates to the house of delegates shall be held on the third Monday of April each year.
Thereafter the Regional Delegate is responsible for calling meetings of the regional delegation and attending interim meetings of the Regional Delegates of the House of Delegates.
www.osbar.org /leadership/hod/2000/00summary.htm   (4027 words)

  
 WVSOS - Elections - West Virginia House of Delegates Districts
The districts from which House of Delegates members are elected, along with the number elected from the district.
At least a portion of a county shown in regular type lies within the district, and whole counties are indicated in italics.
House of Delegates District Map: Districts Adopted 2001
www.wvsos.com /elections/offices/delegate.htm   (82 words)

  
 Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians: House of Delegates
The House of Delegates also has the privilege and obligation to review the actions of the Board of Directors and to indicate approval or disapproval of those actions to serve as a guide for actions of the Board.
The House of Delegates is composed of four delegates from each local chapter plus one delegate for every fifty active members in each component chapter.
The delegates are elected by their local chapters for a three-year term and may succeed themselves.
www.mafp.org /delegates.asp   (226 words)

  
 SAAAPA - House of Delegates (HOD)
Currently, students are represented in the HOD by 13 delegates, meaning students have an opportunity to vote and be a strong voice in the legislative process.
Therefore, even if a HOD is not elected as the representative, but an alternate, she will have a chance to be a representative during the meeting.
Each PA school is encouraged to choose their class HOD representative by November 1st and it is also encouraged to ensure that the student either have served in the SAAAPA Assembly of Representatives (AOR) or observed the proceedings at either the HOD or the AOR if at all possible.
saaapa.aapa.org /hottopics   (285 words)

  
 Convention House of Delegates
The HOD is chaired by the senior trustee-at-large with assistance from the junior trustee-at-large and a second vice chair.
During business sessions, the delegates from each chartered medical chapter listen to the reference committees’ recommendations about each resolution, debate about their opinions and vote on the resolutions.
Please refer to "The House of Delegates Made Ridiculously Simple" for a description of parliamentary procedure and how the House functions (this document will be sent to the chapter president with a copy of the resolutions and CVs in February).
www.amsa.org /conv/hod.cfm   (2285 words)

  
 PDA | Bylaws Article 4.0 - House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
PDA shall provide each delegate and alternate delegate with proper credentials, which shall be presented to the Committee on Credentials of the House for registration and admission to the meetings of that session.
The House shall meet until final adjournment, except that recesses may be taken for not longer than a sixty (60) hour period.
4.5.1.1 The speaker is the presiding officer of the House.  In the absence of the speaker, the PDA president shall preside.
www.padental.org /Content/NavigationMenu/Dentists/Governance/Bylaws/Bylaws_-_Article_4_0.htm   (849 words)

  
 APhAnet | House of Delegates
Official APhA policy is developed by a House of Delegates that comprises delegates from states, APhA academies, affiliated organizations, recognized organizations, and ex-officio delegates such as APhA Past Presidents and Past Speakers of the APhA House of Delegates.
House sessions are presided over by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
The House of Delegates meets during the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition, and special meetings of the House may be called by the Speaker with the approval of the APhA Board of Trustees.
www.aphanet.org /AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=2479&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm   (482 words)

  
 House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-At-Arms shall be appointed by the President with the consent of the House of Delegates.
The House of Delegates is composed automatically of the Chapter Presidents and in the case of Chapters entitled to more than one Delegate each, the Vice-President of the Chapters and such additional Delegates as the Chapters are entitled to.
The members of the House of Delegates are the only qualified voters for the election of the Board of Governors.
www.ibp.org.ph /mainframe/delegates.htm   (138 words)

  
 AMA (HOD) House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is the principal policy-making body of the American Medical Association.
The legislative and policy-making body of the Association is the House of Delegates, composed of elected representatives and others as provided in the Bylaws.
The House of Delegates shall transact all business of the Association not otherwise specifically provided for in this Constitution and Bylaws, and shall elect the general officers except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws.
www.ama-assn.org /ama/pub/category/9873.html   (92 words)

  
 ISDS: House Of Delegates
The Society’s House of Delegates consists of dentists chosen to represent their local component dental societies.
Additionally, the Dean and one student from each of the dental schools chartered in the State of Illinois and two dental hygiene members of the Society—one from the Chicago district and one from the rest of the state—may serve as delegates to the House.
The elected and appointed officers and trustees of the Society are ex-officio members of the House of Delegates without voting privileges.
www.isds.org /aboutISDS/HouseOfDelegates.asp   (251 words)

  
 House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Amends the Constitution to provide for the appointment of a temporary state bar association delegate to attend the Nominating Committee meeting in circumstances where the State Delegate and the state bar association delegate are unable to attend.
Amends Article 49.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Delegates to allow representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands Bar and the Guam Bar Associations to serve as members of House committees during their shared two-year term of office.
Supports the implementation of housing and community economic development initiatives and programs that would revitalize low and moderate income communities and historically underserved populations as a means of alleviating poverty and contributing to a sense of economic self-sufficiency and community.
www.abanet.org /leadership/99annprelim.html   (1355 words)

  
 House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Under the terms of its bylaws, the Washington Academy of Family Physicians is governed by a House of Delegates representing the constituent chapters including family practice resident and student chapters.
At their annual meeting, the delegates also elect a Board of Directors, which in turn has full power and authority to conduct the Academy's affairs during the interim between meetings of the House of Delegates.
After discussion by the entire House, a vote is taken and the resolution may become WAFP policy, be passed along to AAFP or WSMA as a resolution to their Houses, or may form the basis for the WAFP’s legislative position on various issues in the coming year.
www.wafp.net /WAhod.html   (570 words)

  
 Jon Cardin | Maryland House of Delegates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Jon Steven Cardin is currently serving in his third year of his first term representing the 11th District of Northwest Baltimore County in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Jon also represents the House of Delegates on the Task Force to Study Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, as well as, the Task Force on Comparable Testing Methods for the Maryland High School Assessments.
Prior to being elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, Jon served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable William D. Quarles in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
www.joncardin.com /about.htm   (643 words)

  
 House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is the governing body of the Academy, empowered with the authority necessary to perform this function.
The House of Delegates is composed of up to three (3) delegates from each Society; the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Members-at-Large of the Board of the Academy; and the four preceding Academy Past Presidents.
A Delegate elected as member of the Board of Directors ceases to be a Society Delegate at the beginning of their term as an officer.
www.cpmacademy.org /governance/house_of_delegates.htm   (269 words)

  
 Welcome to the Virginia House of Delegates
The Clerk of the House of Delegates is elected by the membership of the House.
In this capacity, he certifies all Acts of the Assembly.The Office of the Clerk is the administrative arm of the House of Delegates.
The staff of the House Clerk’s Office assists the Clerk in processing legislation, preparing all legislation passed by the General Assembly for consideration by the Governor, receiving reports of standing committees, maintaining and publishing a journal of proceedings, and publishing the House Calendars.
house.state.va.us /HODHomePage.nsf/Clerk+Main+Page?OpenPage   (255 words)

  
 New Mexico Dental Association - House of Delegates
* The presiding officer of the House of Delegates shall be the President-Elect.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall preside in the absence of the President-Elect.
Delegates shall be elected from the six (6) component societies as follows:
www.newmexicodental.org /nmdainfo/houseofdelegates.htm   (66 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Virginia House of Delegates has tentatively approved a bill to crack down on people who wear low-riding pants.
Delegates approved a measure that would allow police to assess a $50 fine on anyone who exposes their below-waist underpants in a "lewd or indecent manner."
When a House subcommittee took up the matter, the response was sympathetic yet skeptical because of legal issues.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=32212   (235 words)

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