To refer to a committee again for consideration.

A motion used to ask for a new vote on a motion. May interrupt a member assigned the floor only before the member begins speaking. Can only be made on the day the motion to be reconsidered was adopted.

To send a motion to a committee. See COMMIT.

The stated recurrent business sessions of a permanent society. The scheduled meeting of an organization.

An account, usually in writing, of the study or work conducted by an officer or a committee.

RESCIND (REPEAL, ANNUL)

To cancel an adopted action or vote. This motion can be proposed up until the time action is taken on the motion to be rescinded.

A formal notice, usually written, relinquishing an office, a position, or membership in an organization.

A formally phrased main motion; the recommendation for action (main motion) in a committee or board report.

RESTORATIVE (RESTORATORY) MOTION

Motions that restore consideration of a motion already acted upon. Examples are to reconsider, to take from the table, to rescind, and to discharge a committee.

A vote taken by asking members to stand if they are in favor of the action, and then asking those who are opposed to stand, with the chair judging which side prevails. Usually used for a motion requiring a two thirds vote for adoption.

Calling the names of members or delegates to verify their attendance.

To place into record how members voted by calling out the name of each member and asking how each one voted.

Abbreviation for Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

The committee at a convention that writes and presents a set of standing rules for the convention.

Written rules of parliamentary procedure which govern an organization.

The official decision of the presiding officer.

A motion that requires a second in order to be considered.

An amendment applied to a primary amendment.

Subsidiary, Privileged, and Incidental Motions.

A member of the assembly who seconds a motion.

A 'second' indicates that a member, in addition to the one proposing a motion, is interested in having the motion considered.

The clerk or recorder of the minutes; the CLERK.

An individual who helps preserve order at a meeting as directed by the presiding officer.

A meeting or series of meetings (as in a convention) with a single order of business, agenda, or program.

Voting in a small group by allowing members to indicate their preference by raising their hands.

One who has begun to address the assembly after obtaining the floor.

SPECIAL (SELECT, OR AD HOC) COMMITTEE

A committee created for a particular purpose that continues its existence until the work is completed and a final report is given. They are usually not listed in the bylaws.

A meeting called for a particular purpose that is stated when the meeting is called.

Motions postponed by two thirds vote to a special time to the category of special orders at the next meeting.

SPECIAL RULES OF ORDER

Particular rules for conducting business that an organization makes for itself. They usually modify the parliamentary authority. They are adopted after notice by a two thirds vote (or without notice, a majority vote of the entire membership).

Declaration of the chair for a brief meeting pause. Members stay in their places and may talk quietly.

Permanent committees which should all be named in the bylaws. Examples would be a Program Committee, a Finance Committee and a Membership Committee.

Rules an organization makes for itself related to its administration rather than to parliamentary procedure. Examples would be that speakers must use a microphone and the setting of meeting times. They are adopted or suspended by a majority vote without previous notice at any business meeting.

Restatement of a motion (question) by the chair after it is proposed by a member.

A class of motions which help dispose of a main motion.

An incidental motion used to suspend rules that are not in conflict with the constitution or bylaws or with the fundamental principles of parliamentary law.

To uphold a ruling by the chair.

A motion to bring back a tabled motion. Can be proposed (after the interrupting business is disposed of and there is no question pending) either at the same session the motion was tabled or at the next session if the organization meets at least quarterly.

Persons who are assigned to count ballots or votes; MONITORS.

Same number of votes in the affirmative and in the negative. A motion receiving a tie vote is lost since it did not receive a majority of the affirmative votes.

An elected officer who is the custodian of an organization's funds.

The financial report of an organization.

Two out of three of the votes cast. A two thirds vote is achieved when there is at least twice as many votes on the prevailing (winning) side as on the losing side.

Parliamentary Procedure Terms

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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RAISE A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE

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A privileged motion used to secure immediate action that involves the comfort, convenience, rights, or privileges of the assembly or an individual.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

RANK OF MOTIONS

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Priority. A listing of motions by a certain order; PRECEDENCE.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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RATIFY

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To make previous action taken authentic; to APPROVE. When made as a main motion, it may not be made when a member has the floor, must be seconded, is debatable, amendable, generally requires a majority vote for adoption, and can be reconsidered. Debate may go into the merits of the main motion to which it is applied.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

RECEIVING

Back

To allow an assembly to hear a report from a group such as a committee.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

RECESS

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The motion asking for a short intermission of an assembly immediately.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

RECOGNIZING A MEMBER

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The chair acknowledges and grants a member the right to speak.

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

RECOMMENDATION

Back

A proposal usually made by a committee for taking action or expressing an opinion on a subject.

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