Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn (Privileged)

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Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn relating to debate, amending and reconsideration when no question is pending is characterized by the following Standard Descriptive Characteristics (SDCs):

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Subsidiary; Not debatable; Not amendable

Front

The motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn takes precedence over debatable subsidiary motions such as the motion to adjourn, the motion to postpone, and the motion to recess.

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The motion to adjourn, the motion to postpone, the motion to recess

Front

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn can be amended by what methods?

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by resolution, special order, or unanimous consent

Front

Name three forms of wording used to make the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.

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Motion to Fix the Time, Motion to Adjourn at a Preset Time, Motion for a Fixed Adjournment Time

Front

Can a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn, once defeated, be renewed in the same meeting?

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No, it cannot be renewed in the same meeting.

Front

Is it possible to offer another motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn after it has been defeated?

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No

Front

Can you renew the Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn for the same time as in the original motion if it was defeated and you are at an adjourned meeting made for sooner than the one that was defeated?

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No, it cannot be renewed as the motion was already defeated.

Front

Assume a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is adopted creating an adjourned meeting for later the same day and a member has debated twice on a main motion. At the adjourned meeting, the member can debate the main motion:

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0 times

Front

If an adjourned meeting is set for a different day, how many times can a member debate a main motion if they have already debated twice on it?

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twice

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If Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is made while no business is pending, how many times can a member debate the motion?

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Once