Parliamentary Procedure At A Glance - your guide of what to say and when to say it… May you Do you Is it Can it be What TO DO YOU SAY Can it be interrupt need a debatable? amended? vote is THIS: THIS reconsidered? second? the needed? speaker? Adjourn move to NO YES NO NO Majority NO “I Meeting adjourn.” Call an move to NO YES NO YES Majority NO “I Intermission recess for…” Complain rise to a YES NO NO NO No Vote NO “I about heat, question of noise, etc. privilege.” Temporarily move to lay NO YES NO NO Majority NO “I suspend the motion on considering the table.” an issue End debate move the NO YES NO NO 2/3 NO “I and previous amendments question.” Postpone move to NO YES YES YES Majority YES “I discussion postpone for a certain discussion time until…” Give closer move to NO YES YES YES Majority YES “I study of refer the something matter to committee.” Amend a move to NO YES YES YES Majority YES “I Motion amend the motion by…” Introduce move NO YES YES YES Majority YES “I Business that…”
Parliamentary Procedure At A Glance - your guide of what to say and when to say it… TO DO THIS: YOU SAY THIS May you interrupt the speaker? Do you need a second? Is it debatable? Can it be amended? What vote is needed? Can it be reconsidered? Adjourn Meeting “I move to adjourn.” NO YES NO NO Majority NO Call an Intermission “I move to recess for…” NO YES NO YES Majority NO Complain about heat, noise, etc. “I rise to a question of privilege.” YES NO NO NO No Vote NO Temporarily suspend considering an issue “I move to lay the motion on the table.” NO YES NO NO Majority NO End debate and amendments “I move the previous question.” NO YES NO NO 2/3 NO Postpone discussion for a certain time “I move to postpone discussion until…” NO YES YES YES Majority YES Give closer study of something “I move to refer the matter to committee.” NO YES YES YES Majority YES Amend a Motion “I move to amend the motion by…” NO YES YES YES Majority YES Introduce Business “I move that…” NO YES YES YES Majority YES
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