Incidental Motions

This motion takes away members right to consider the motion.

• Objection to the Consideration of a Question

• Request for Information

• Division of Assembly

• Suspend the Rules

This motion allows members to ask the chair for information on the pending motion.

• Objection to the Consideration of a Question

• Request for Information

• Division of Assembly

• Suspend the Rules

This motion is when a member doubts the results of a voice vote because the vote appears close.

• Objection to the Consideration of a Question

• Request for Information

• Division of Assembly

• Suspend the Rules

This motion is when an organization wants to do something that it cannot do without violating one of its rules.

• Objection to the Consideration of a Question

• Request for Information

• Division of Assembly

• Suspend the Rules

This motions is when a member asks the chair a question relating to parliamentary procedure or the rules of an organization.

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order

• Division of a Question

• Withdraw A Motion

• Appeal

This motions is when there are several parts in a single motion, it can be separated into individual motions.

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order

• Division of a Question

• Withdraw A Motion

• Appeal

This motions is when a member thinks the organization’s rule have been broken, the member calls on the chair to decide.

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order

• Division of a Question

• Withdraw A Motion

• Appeal

This motions allows members to determine if the chair made a mistake in ruling

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order

• Division of a Question

• Withdraw A Motion

• Appeal

True or false: Objection to the Consideration of the Question requires a second

• True

• False

True or false: Parliamentary Inquiry requires a second

• True

• False