Summary of Business Taking Place During General Assembly

Thursday, June 20
(refer to the schedule for times)

No business items to discuss and delegates will vote to adopt the rules of procedure, which require a 2/3 vote to pass. This ballot is only open for 90 minutes, beginning at the end of General Session I.

Delegates will review the Consent Agenda, which includes the bylaw amendment for Section 7.13. Religious Education Credentialing Committee. A single delegate can propose to remove the bylaw from the consent agenda and if joined by nine other delegates it will be added back to the business agenda for discussion.

Delegates will also discuss two Article II amendments, Equity: Every Person is Inherently Worthy and Equity Calls Us to Listen, Understand, Respect, Respond. There is 15 minutes of discussion time for each amendment and they require a 3/4 vote to pass.

The Actions of Immediate Witness (AIWs) will be introduced by their sponsors and delegates will vote to admit each of them to the agenda: World on Fire: Humanitarian Work and Climate Change, Solidarity with Palestinians, and Centering Love Amidst the Ongoing Impact of COVID-19. There is no discussion, and each requires a 2/3 vote to be admitted.

Friday, June 21

Delegates can join the budget hearing to learn about the UUA Fiscal Year 25-26 budget and ask questions. 

General Session III

Delegates will discuss two Article II amendments, Peace as a UU Value and Reason and the Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning. There is 15 minutes of discussion time for each amendment and they require a 3/4 vote to pass.

Delegates will have 15 minutes to discuss the Business Resolution: Embracing Transgender, Nonbinary and Intersex People is a Fundamental Expression of UU Religious Values. Requires a 2/3 vote to pass.

General Session IV

Delegates will have 30 minutes to discuss the Final Article II Proposal. Requires a 2/3 vote to pass.

Delegates will discuss any Action of Immediate Witness that was admitted to the agenda. 12 minutes of discussion per AIW. Requires a 2/3 vote to pass.

If any Responsive Resolutions or Budget Motions were made, delegates will have 30 minutes overall to discuss them. These require a 2/3 vote to pass.

General Session V

Final reports and an invitation to General Assembly 2025 in Baltimore.

As a reminder, the business agenda includes the following information for delegates:

AIWs are not listed in the business agenda but are posted online along with links to the recordings of the feedback sessions the Commission on Social Witness held.

Join the Conversation

A discussion forum for business items is open to all UU members at discuss.uua.org. An account is not required to read the posts and comments, but it is required if you want to join the discussion. The UUA’s discussion platform follows the same community participation covenant used during General Assembly.

Access the Delegate Platform (delegate.uua.org)

The online Delegate Platform is open! To access the Delegate Platform, delegates must be registered for General Assembly and have credentials.

Congregations are responsible for assigning credentials to their member delegates. Ministers and religious educators can retrieve their credentials via ga-delegate.uua.org.

Delegates who only want participate in the business portions of General Assembly without access to programs, workshops, or speakers can register as business-only registrants. Payment is not required but a donation to offset production and platform costs is suggested.

You must submit amendments or vote on the Mini-Assembly ballots through the Delegate Platform. 

Questions?

For questions on assigning or claiming your delegate credentials, or registering on the Delegate Platform, please email gaonlinesupport@uua.org.

For any other questions on the GA voting process, email secretary@uua.org.