Parli Pro District Motions

to lay aside a pending motion temporarily when something of immediate urgency has arisen

• Lay on the table

• Object

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Previous question

to immediately close debate and the making of all subsidiary motions except lay on the table

• Rescind

• Point of Order

• Previous Question

• Reconsider

to bring an item of business before the assembly

• Main Motion

• Previous Question

• Point of Order

• Point of Information

To take a standing vote either because the result appears close or because a member doubted that a representative number of the members present have voted

• Previous question

• Lay on the table

• Amend

• Division of the Assembly

To enforce the rules of the assembly

• Division of the Assembly

• Point of Order

• Point of Information

• Amend

to enable the assembly to avoid a particular original main motion

• Division of the Assembly

• Previous Question

• Objection to the consideration of a question

• Lay on the table

to send a pending motion to a committee so that it may be further investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider at a later time

• Refer to a committee

• Lay on the Table

• Amend

• Point of Information

To ask for information about the business being discussed, but not related to parliamentary procedure

• Point of Order

• Point of Information

• Amend

• Parliamentary Inquiry

To modify the wording of a pending motion before the pending motion itself is acted upon

• Lay on the table

• Refer to a committee

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Amend

To obtain information about parliamentary law or rules of the organization bearing on the business at hand

• Point of Information

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order

• Previous Question