ROBERTS RULES CHEAT SHEET To: You say: Interrupt Second Debatable Amendable Vote Speaker Needed Needed Adjourn "I move that we adjourn" No Yes No No Majority Recess "I move that we No Yes No Yes Majority recess until…" Complain about noise, room "Point of privilege" Yes No No No Chair temp., etc. Decides Suspend further consideration of "I move that we table it" No Yes No No Majority something End debate "I move the previous question" No Yes No No 2/3 No Yes Yes Yes Majority Postpone consideration of "I move we postpone this matter something until…" Amend a motion "I move that this motion be amended No Yes Yes Yes Majority by…" Introduce business (a primary "I move No Yes Yes Yes Majority that…" motion) The above listed motions and points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another that is listed below, but you may introduce another that is listed above it. To: You say: Interrupt Second Debatable Amendable Vote Needed Speaker Needed Object to procedure or "Point of order" Yes No No No Chair decides personal affront Request information "Point of information" Yes No No No None "I call for a division of the house" No No No Ask for vote by actual count Must be done None unless to verify voice vote before new someone motion objects Object to considering some "I object to consideration of this Yes No No No 2/3 undiplomatic or improper question" matter Take up matter previously "I move we take from the Yes Yes No No Majority table…" tabled Yes Yes No Majority Reconsider something "I move we now (or later) reconsider Only if original already disposed of motion was our action relative to…" debatable Consider something out of its "I move we suspend the rules and No Yes No No 2/3 scheduled order consider…" Vote on a ruling by the Chair "I appeal the Yes Yes Yes No Majority Chair’s decision" The motions, points and proposals listed above have no established order of preference; any of them may be introduced at any time except when meeting is considering one of the top three matters listed from the first chart (Motion to Adjourn, Recess or Point of Privilege).
ROBERTS RULES CHEAT SHEET To: You say: Interrupt Speaker Second Needed Debatable Amendable Vote Needed Adjourn "I move that we adjourn" No Yes No No Majority Recess "I move that we recess until…" No Yes No Yes Majority Complain about noise, room temp., etc. "Point of privilege" Yes No No No Chair Decides Suspend further consideration of something "I move that we table it" No Yes No No Majority End debate "I move the previous question" No Yes No No 2/3 Postpone consideration of something "I move we postpone this matter until…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority Amend a motion "I move that this motion be amended by…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority Introduce business (a primary motion) "I move that…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority The above listed motions and points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another that is listed below, but you may introduce another that is listed above it. To: You say: Interrupt Speaker Second Needed Debatable Amendable Vote Needed Object to procedure or personal affront "Point of order" Yes No No No Chair decides Request information "Point of information" Yes No No No None Ask for vote by actual count to verify voice vote "I call for a division of the house" Must be done before new motion No No No None unless someone objects Object to considering some undiplomatic or improper matter "I object to consideration of this question" Yes No No No 2/3 Take up matter previously tabled "I move we take from the table…" Yes Yes No No Majority Reconsider something already disposed of "I move we now (or later) reconsider our action relative to…" Yes Yes Only if original motion was debatable No Majority Consider something out of its scheduled order "I move we suspend the rules and consider…" No Yes No No 2/3 Vote on a ruling by the Chair "I appeal the Chair’s decision" Yes Yes Yes No Majority The motions, points and proposals listed above have no established order of preference; any of them may be introduced at any time except when meeting is considering one of the top three matters listed from the first chart (Motion to Adjourn, Recess or Point of Privilege).