Voting Information:

ACAPT institutional representatives or their designated (proxy) are eligible to vote. Representatives or proxies must inform ACAPT of their intent to vote to ensure your program’s vote is accurately recorded. Only the designated representative or alternate may vote on behalf of the program. It is the representative’s responsibility to ensure that ACAPT has the correct contact information.

Voting Process:

Voting will be conducted through ElectionBuddy. Information on how to vote will be sent before ELC to those who’ve registered using the link above.

Eligibility to speak & vote

All ACAPT Representatives, or their designated alternative, and academic and clinical faculty of member institutions may speak; attendees who are not members of ACAPT must receive permission of the Representatives to speak.  Only ACAPT Representatives, or their designee, may vote.  

To designate an individual from the academic faculty of the Member Institution with authority to act according to the above rights on behalf of the Representative in his or her absence. Delegation of the authority of the Representative of a Member Institution to an individual from the academic faculty from the same institution must be submitted in writing to ACAPT by the Representative of the Member Institution (or, in extenuating circumstances, by an administrative representative of the Member Institution) at least 1 week in advance of exercising a Member Institution’s right to representation or hand-carried by the individual from academic faculty into a business meeting and presented to the Secretary prior to the start of the meeting.

For non-voting members who wish to speak - you must personally contact a member institution's representative and ask permission to get in the queue with a question.  Then, when that Representative is recognized to speak, s/he will say "Is it permissible for ____ from ____ institution to address the body?"  The Vice President, who is presiding over the meeting, will ask, "Is there any objection to having _____ from ____ institution speak?"  If there is no objection, then that individual may speak.  If there is an objection, please raise your hand.  A vote will then be called to determine the decision for the person to speak, which will be based on a simple majority.  The Vice President will recognize the person to speak should the objection not be made by the majority.

• A timekeeper shall be appointed by the Chair.  The timekeeper will mention when you are close to your 3-minute speaking limit and when your time is up.
• No member may speak longer than three minutes at one time on any one question, nor more than once until all who wish to speak have been heard.
• A member may speak for a third time, on any one question, only with the consent of the Chair or upon a majority vote of the members present and voting.
• In debate, members must limit their remarks to the merits of a question.
• All questions of order or appeal shall be decided by a majority voice or standing vote by representatives present and voting.
• The rules contained in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the Council in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Guidelines, these Standing Rules, or any special rules of order adopted by the Council.

Antitrust compliance

ACAPT has a policy of strict compliance with all applicable antitrust laws which apply, not only to formal meetings and calls, but also to any discussions on breaks, in informal settings, or at any other time.

The antitrust laws prohibit competitors (including ACAPT members) from engaging in actions that could result in an unreasonable restraint of trade. As such, ACAPT members must avoid discussing certain topics when they are together, meeting virtually, or at any other time during which they are participating in a ACAPT-hosted event or forum of any sort. These topics include but are not limited to prices and fees (such as tuition), pricing strategies, discounts and promotions, wages, costs, market allocation, group boycotts, and output reductions.

With respect to output restrictions, any discussion about the need or rationale for reducing the number of current or future PT academic programs is strictly prohibited. All participants are encouraged to remind each other of this policy.

During formal events at the annual meeting, the presiding officer shall rule the member speaking out of order.  Representatives may rise to a point of order if they feel comments or debate are not in compliance with the policy.