Conduct of Chapter Meeting Area 21-22

The motion to Raise a question of privilege is a device which

• is ruled upon by the chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered

• has a higher precendence than an incidental motion

• requires a second and is debatable

• may permit action otherwise not in order

Riasing a question of privilege while business is pending

• cannot usally interrupt a member speaking

• requires recognition from the chairman to state the request

• cannot be made while a amendment is pending

• requires two-thirds vote in order to be adopted

This privileged motion to recess

• requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted

• is amendable as to the length of the recess

• is debatable

• needed not to be second

An amendment to the privileged motion to recess

• must relate to which members may take the recess

• is never allowed

• is not debatable

• requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted

An original main motion is a main motion that

• amends another motion

• introduces a substantive question as a new subject

• is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action

• allows the maker of the motion to serve as chairman if it is referred to a committee

The main motion is a main motion that

• takes precedence over everything

• can be applied to no other motion

• can be moved at any time

• always requires majority vote

To properly call for the previous question, members should

• call out "question" from their seats without being recognized

• say "I demand the question" without obtaining the floor

• Say "I move the previous question" after obtaining the floor

• raise a question of privilege without being recognized by the chair

If you were chairman, what would you do after the motion for the previous question was adopted on a primary amendment

• declare that the amendment is adopted

• vote on the motion that the amendment was applied to

• call for a vote on the amendment

• ask for more debate on the amendment

what type of motion is the motion to postpone definitely

• main

• incidental

• privileged

• subsidiary

One rule for the motion to postpone definitely is that

• a second is not required

• is it out of order when another member has the floor

• debate may go into the merits of the main question

• a two-thirds vote is required to adopt it