If you feel they can handle it better than the assembly, move to refer the motion to a quorum or committee with power to act. If you feel that there the pending question(s) should be delayed so more urgent business can be considered, move to lay the motion on the table. If you want time to think the motion over, move that consideration be deferred to a certain time. If you that further discussion is unnecessary, move the previous question. you think that the assembly should give further consideration to a motion referred to a If quorum or committee, move the motion be recalled. you think that the assembly should give further consideration to a matter already voted If upon, move that it be reconsidered. you do not agree with a decision rendered by the chair, If appeal the decision to the assembly. you think that a matter introduced is not germane to the matter at hand, If a point of order may be raised. you think that too much time is being consumed by speakers, If you can move a time limit on such speeches. a motion has several parts, and you wish to vote differently on these parts, If move to divide the motion. To Do This You Say This May you Must You Be Is The What Vote is interrupt the Seconded? Motion Required? speaker? Debatable? Adjourn I move that we No Yes No Majority Meeting* adjourn Recess I move that we No Yes No Majority Meeting recess until… Point of room Point of Yes No No No Vote temperature or Privilege noise, etc.* Suspend further I move we No Yes No Majority consideration of* table it I move the No Yes No 2/3 Vote End Debate previous question Postpone I move we No Yes Yes Majority consideration of postpone this motion until… Have something I move we No Yes Yes Majority studied further refer this to committee Amend a Motion I move this No Yes Yes Majority motion be amended by
If you feel they can handle it better than the assembly, move to refer the motion to a quorum or committee with power to act. If you feel that there the pending question(s) should be delayed so more urgent business can be considered, move to lay the motion on the table. If you want time to think the motion over, move that consideration be deferred to a certain time. If you that further discussion is unnecessary, move the previous question. If you think that the assembly should give further consideration to a motion referred to a quorum or committee, move the motion be recalled. If you think that the assembly should give further consideration to a matter already voted upon, move that it be reconsidered. If you do not agree with a decision rendered by the chair, appeal the decision to the assembly. If you think that a matter introduced is not germane to the matter at hand, a point of order may be raised. If you think that too much time is being consumed by speakers, you can move a time limit on such speeches. If a motion has several parts, and you wish to vote differently on these parts, move to divide the motion. To Do This You Say This May you interrupt the speaker? Must You Be Seconded? Is The Motion Debatable? What Vote is Required? Adjourn Meeting* I move that we adjourn No Yes No Majority Recess Meeting I move that we recess until… No Yes No Majority Point of room temperature or noise, etc.* Point of Privilege Yes No No No Vote Suspend further consideration of* I move we table it No Yes No Majority End Debate I move the previous question No Yes No 2/3 Vote Postpone consideration of I move we postpone this motion until… No Yes Yes Majority Have something studied further I move we refer this to committee No Yes Yes Majority Amend a Motion I move this motion be amended by No Yes Yes Majority
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