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Motion to suspend rules to allow late minority petition fails; delegates move to platform vote
Summary
A motion to suspend the rules to consider an additional minority petition failed (172 to suspend, 581 to reject); staff explained a roughly 38‑minute time cost for ad hoc suspension and delegates were reminded that unresolved resolutions would go to the state committee.
A delegate moved to suspend the rules to allow floor consideration of an additional minority petition; the motion required a two‑thirds threshold to pass. Staff and parliamentarians explained the expected time cost (ballot creation, debate and vote windows) and that unresolved resolutions would go to the state committee if not addressed today.
The motion to suspend did not receive the necessary support and failed by ballot, 172 to suspend and 581 to reject. Delegates then proceeded to the scheduled ballot on adoption of the platform, which passed later in the session.
