Appendix #1 ABRIDGED RULES OF PROCEDURE ON COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS Motions Explanation Speeches Interrupt Type of Vote Vote to Pass Points Speaker 2 For No Procedural Simple Majority Motion Motion to set the agenda is made 2 Against to Set at the beginning of the first the committee session. It is used to Agenda choose which agenda will be debated about first. No No Procedural Simple Majority Motion to Motion to adjourn session is used Adjourn to end a committee session for Meeting lunch, dinner or day. No No Procedural When the committee wants to Two- Thirds move into voting procedure on Majority resolution or amendment, Motion Motion to to close debate is raised. Once close the the motion passes, committee debate moves directly into voting procedure. Motion to close debate allows the committee to move into voting procedure. No None Motion to introduce a draft 5 / 3 resolution / amendment allows minutes delegates to introduce resolution Motion to / amendment that have been speech introduce already approved by chairs. Any resolution / resolution / amendment that has amendmen not been approved and t distributed cannot be introduced and the motion is out of order. However, once approved, they can be on the floor without any voting procedure. The use of this Point of Point of order is used when No Yes None Order delegate thinks that chair has made mistakes on committee proceedings. When making this point, delegate has to clarify chair’s mistakes. Also, it can interrupt other delegate’s speech. Point of Point of personal privilege is No Yes None Personal made when delegate feels Privileg physical discomfort. However, e it cannot be on the contents of speeches. Also, it can interrupt other delegate’s speech as long as it pertains to audibility discomfort. Point of When the floor is open, a No No None delegate may raise point of ry Inquiry parliamentary inquiry to ask a question regarding the rules of procedure to chairs of When a resolution is No No None Clarification introduced and the main submitter finishes reading operative clauses, delegates can make two point of clarification to ask him or
Appendix #1 ABRIDGED RULES OF PROCEDURE ON COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS Motions Points Explanation Speeches Interrupt Speaker Type of Vote Vote to Pass Motion to Set the Agenda Motion to set the agenda is made at the beginning of the first committee session. It is used to choose which agenda will be debated about first. 2 For 2 Against No Procedural Simple Majority Motion to Adjourn Meeting Motion to adjourn session is used to end a committee session for lunch, dinner or day. No No Procedural Simple Majority Motion to close the debate When the committee wants to move into voting procedure on resolution or amendment, Motion to close debate is raised. Once the motion passes, committee moves directly into voting procedure. Motion to close debate allows the committee to move into voting procedure. No No Procedural Two- Thirds Majority Motion to introduce resolution / amendmen t Motion to introduce a draft resolution / amendment allows delegates to introduce resolution / amendment that have been already approved by chairs. Any resolution / amendment that has not been approved and distributed cannot be introduced and the motion is out of order. However, once approved, they can be on the floor without any voting procedure. The use of this 5 / 3 minutes speech No None Point of Order Point of order is used when delegate thinks that chair has made mistakes on committee proceedings. When making this point, delegate has to clarify chair’s mistakes. Also, it can interrupt other delegate’s speech. No Yes None Point of Personal Privileg e Point of personal privilege is made when delegate feels physical discomfort. However, it cannot be on the contents of speeches. Also, it can interrupt other delegate’s speech as long as it pertains to audibility discomfort. No Yes None Point of ry Inquiry When the floor is open, a delegate may raise point of parliamentary inquiry to ask a question regarding the rules of procedure to chairs No No None of Clarification When a resolution is introduced and the main submitter finishes reading operative clauses, delegates can make two point of clarification to ask him or No No None
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