I move we refer this 8) *Refer to committee NO YES YES** matter to committee. I move that we amend this 9) *Amend NO YES YES motion by…. Main Motions: Motions bringing substantive proposals before the assembly for consideration and action. 10) *Main motions and I move that… NO YES YES restorative main motions The following motions can be offered whenever they are needed and have no order of precedence. They should be handled as soon as they arise. INTERRUPT SECOND MOTION VOTE LANGUAGE SPEAKER? NEEDED? DEBATABLE? NEEDED? Incidental Motions: Motions that arise incidentally out of the business at hand. They relate to matters incidental to the conduct of the meeting. 1) Appeal a decision of I appeal the chair’s YES YES YES MAJORITY the chair decision. I move to suspend the TWO 2) Suspend the rules NO YES NO rules and…. THIRDS I rise to a point of Decided by 3) Point of order YES NO NO order. presiding officer 4) Raise a question I rise to a parliamentary Decided by YES NO NO relating to procedure. inquiry. presiding officer 5) Withdrawal of a I move to withdraw my YES NO NO MAJORITY motion motion. 6) Separate a multi-part I move division on the question for voting NO NO NO MAJORITY question. purposes *Can be amended. **Debatable if no other motion is pending.
8) *Refer to committee I move we refer this matter to committee. NO YES YES** 9) *Amend I move that we amend this motion by…. NO YES YES Main Motions: Motions bringing substantive proposals before the assembly for consideration and action. 10) *Main motions and restorative main motions I move that… NO YES YES The following motions can be offered whenever they are needed and have no order of precedence. They should be handled as soon as they arise. LANGUAGE INTERRUPT SPEAKER? SECOND NEEDED? MOTION DEBATABLE? VOTE NEEDED? Incidental Motions: Motions that arise incidentally out of the business at hand. They relate to matters incidental to the conduct of the meeting. 1) Appeal a decision of the chair I appeal the chair’s decision. YES YES YES MAJORITY 2) Suspend the rules I move to suspend the rules and…. NO YES NO TWO THIRDS 3) Point of order I rise to a point of order. YES NO NO Decided by presiding officer 4) Raise a question relating to procedure. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. YES NO NO Decided by presiding officer 5) Withdrawal of a motion I move to withdraw my motion. YES NO NO MAJORITY 6) Separate a multi-part question for voting purposes I move division on the question. NO NO NO MAJORITY *Can be amended. **Debatable if no other motion is pending.