FFA- Parliamentary Procedure 1

What is the purpose of a MainMotion?

• To bring business before the assembly.

• To interrupt the pending business so as to permit doing

  something else immediately.

• To lay aside a pending

  question temporarily when something else of immediate

  urgency has arisen.

What is the difference between an original

Main Motion and an incidental MainMotion?

• A main motion introduces a substantive question as a new subject. An incidental Main Motion is incidental to

  or relates to the business of the assembly, or its past or

  future actions.

• A main motion is incidental to, or relates to, the business of the assembly, or its past or future actions. An incidental Main Motion introduces a substantive question as a new subject.

Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a Main Motion is made and

seconded. Immediately after the second, a

member rises and informally offers an

amendment. What action would you take?

• The chair would ask the maker of the Main Motion

  if the amendment is acceptable.

• The chair would not accept the amendment.

• The chair would automatically accept the amendment.

Assume a member debates a Main Motion and

then tells the chair that the portion of her

unexpired time is to be yielded to another

member. What would be the chair's ruling?

• The request would not be granted because a member

  cannot yield any unexpired debate time to another member.

• The request would be granted to yield unexpired debate time to another member.

• The request would be granted only if there are 2 minutes or more remaining of unexpired debate time.

Name the six steps in handling a Main Motion:

• 1- A member makes a motion; 2- Another member seconds the motion; 3- The chair states the question on the motion; 4- Members may debate the motion; 5- The chair puts the question; 6- The chair announces the result of the vote.

• 1- A member makes a motion; 2- Another member seconds the motion; 3- Members may debate the motion; 4- The chair puts the question; 5- The chair states the question on the motion; 6- The chair announces the result of the vote.

• 1- A member makes a motion; 2- Members may debate the motion; 3- The chair puts the question; 4- Another member seconds the motion; 5- The chair states the question on the motion; 6- The chair announces the result of the vote.

Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a member briefly explains reasons for making a Main Motion before moving it. Explain any action you would take.

• None

• Ask the member to sit down

• Ask the member to make a motion first

Can the privileged motion to Adjourn be applied to any other motions?

• No

• Yes

Can any subsidiary motion be applied to the privileged motion to Adjourn?

• No

• Yes

The debatable subsidiary motions that the

privileged motion to Adjourn takes precedence

over are:

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Postpone Definitely)

• Commit or Refer

• Amend

• Postpone Indefinitely

If the entire agenda is completed at a meeting, can the chair adjourn the meeting without a motion and vote?

• Yes

• No