Parliamentary Procedure Motions

The motion to postpone Indefinitely is used by

• the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting

• a member to send a main motion to a standing committee

• members who wish to change the pending main motion

• the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called

• main motion

• subsidiary motions

• incidental motions

• privileged motions

Motions that do not relate to the pending business, but are so important that they may interrupt anything else are called

• Main Motions

• Privileged Motions

• Subsidiary Motions

• Incidental Motions

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely

• Is in order when another member has the floor

• Must be seconded

• Requires a two-thirds vote and previous notice to be adopted

• is amendable

If you call for a division of the assembly at a meeting, this means that the vote must be taken again by which of the following methods of voting?

• Voice

• Rising

• Raising of Hands

• Paper Ballot

Except for an appeal, how many times can a member speak on the same motion on the same day?

• once

• twice

• three times

• no set amount

Adjourn

• To dismiss the meeting

• To arrange time of next meeting

• To dismiss the meeting for a specific length of time

• To make a personal request during the debate

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Recess

• To arrange time of next meeting

• To make a personal request during the debate

• To dismiss the meeting for a specific time

• To dismiss the meeting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

To Amend

• Modify a motion

• To force an immediate vote

• To consider tabled motion

• To suppress action

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

Rise to question of privilege

• To reverse the decision of the chair

• To correct a parliamentary procedure

• To revers the decision of the chair

• To make a personal request during the debate