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Parliamentary Law Motions

QuestionAnswer
What type of motion is Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn? Privileged
What type of motion is Adjourn? Privileged
What type of motion is Recess? Privileged
What type of motion is Raise a Question of Privilege? Privileged
What type of motion is Lay on the Table? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Previous Question ? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Commit or Refer? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Amend? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Postpone Indefinitely? Subsidiary
What type of motion is Main Motion? Main
What type of motion is Suspend the Rules? Incidental
What type of motion is Withdraw the Motion? Incidental
What type of motion is Objection to the Consideration of a Question? Incidental
What type of motion is Point of Order? Incidental
What type of motion is Parliamentary Inquiry? Incidental
What type of motion is Appeal? Incidental
What type of motion is Request for Information? Incidental
What type of motion is Division of Assembly? Incidental
What type of motion is Diversion of a Question? Incidental
Can you Interrupt Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn? No
Can you Interrupt Adjourn? No
Can you Interrupt Recess? No
Can you Interrupt Raise a Question of Privilege? Yes
Can you Interrupt Lay on the Table? No
Can you Interrupt Previous Question ? No
Can you Interrupt Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? No
Can you Interrupt Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? No
Can you Interrupt Commit or Refer? No
Can you Interrupt Amend? No
Can you Interrupt Postpone Indefinitely? No
Can you Interrupt Main Motion? No
Can you Interrupt Suspend the Rules? No
Can you Interrupt Objection to the Consideration of a Question? Yes
Can you Interrupt Point of Order? Yes
Can you Interrupt Parliamentary Inquiry? Yes
Can you Interrupt Appeal? Yes
Can you Interrupt Request for Information? Yes
Can you Interrupt Division of Assembly? Yes
Can you Interrupt Diversion of a Question? No
Can you Interrupt Call for the Day? Yes
What type of motion is Reconsider? Motions that bring a question again before the Assembly
What type of motion is Rescind? Motions that bring a question again before the Assembly
What type of motion is Take from the Table? Motions that bring a question again before the Assembly
Can you Interrupt Reconsider? No
Can you Interrupt Rescind? No
Can you Interrupt Take from the Table? No
Is a second Required for Adjourn? Yes
Is a second Required for Recess? Yes
Is a second Required for Raise a Question of Privilege? No
Is a second Required for Lay on the Table? Yes
Is a second Required for Previous Question ? Yes
Is a second Required for Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? Yes
Is a second Required for Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Yes
Is a second Required for Commit or Refer? Yes
Is a second Required for Amend? Yes
Is a second Required for Postpone Indefinitely? Yes
Is a second Required for Main Motion? Yes
Is a second Required for Suspend the Rules? Yes
Is a second Required for Objection to the Consideration of a Question? No
Is a second Required for Point of Order? No
Is a second Required for Parliamentary Inquiry? No
Is a second Required for Appeal? Yes
Is a second Required for Request for Information? No
Is a second Required for Division of Assembly? No
Is a second Required for Diversion of a Question? Yes
Is a second Required for Call for the Orders of the Day? Yes
Is a second Required for Reconsider? Yes
Is a second Required for Rescind? Yes
Is a second Required for Take from the Table? Yes
Is a second Required for Fix Time to Which to Adjourn? Yes
Can you Debate Fix Time to Which to Adjourn? No
Can you Debate Adjourn? No
Can you Debate Recess? No
Can you Debate Raise a Question of Privilege? No
Can you Debate Call for the Orders of the Day? No
Can you Debate Lay on the Table? No
Can you Debate Previous Question ? No
Can you Debate Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? No
Can you Debate Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Yes
Can you Debate Commit or Refer? Yes
Can you Debate Amend? Debatable when applied to a Debatable Motion
Can you Debate Postpone Indefinitely? Yes/May go into merits of the question which is the subject of the underlying action.
Can you Debate Main motion? Yes
Can you Debate Suspend the Rules? No
Can you Debate Withdraw a motion? No
Can you Debate Objection to the Consideration of a Question? No
Can you Debate Point of Order? No
Can you Debate Parliamentary Inquiry? No
Can you Debate Appeal? Yes
Can you Debate Request of Information? No
Can you Debate Division of the Assembly? No
Can you Debate Division of a Question? No
Can you Debate Reconsider? Debatable when applied to a Debatable Motion/May go into merits of the question which is the subject of the underlying action.
Can you Debate Rescind? Yes/May go into merits of the question which is the subject of the underlying action.
Can you Debate Take from the Table? No
Can you Amend Fix Time to Which to Adjourn? Yes
Can you Amend Adjourn? No
Can you Amend Recess? Yes
Can you Amend Raise a Question of Privilege? No
Can you Amend Call for the Orders of the Day? No
Can you Amend Lay on the Table? No
Can you Amend Previous Question ? No
Can you Amend Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? Yes
Can you Amend Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Yes
Can you Amend Commit or Refer? Yes
Can you Amend Amend? Yes
Can you Amend Postpone Indefinitely? No
Can you Amend Main motion? Yes
Can you Amend Suspend the Rules? No
Can you Amend Withdraw a motion? No
Can you Amend Objection to the Consideration of a Question? No
Can you Amend Point of Order? No
Can you Amend Parliamentary Inquiry? No
Can you Amend Appeal? No
Can you Amend Request of Information? No
Can you Amend Division of the Assembly? No
Can you Amend Division of a Question? Yes
Can you Amend Reconsider? No
Can you Amend Rescind? Yes
Can you Amend Take from the Table? No
How many people need to vote for Fix Time to Which to Adjourn? Majority
How many people need to vote for Adjourn? Majority
How many people need to vote for Recess? Majority
How many people need to vote for Raise a Question of Privilege? Chair decides or answers. Normally no vote is taken.
How many people need to vote for Call for the Orders of the Day? Upon a call by a single member, the orders of the day must be enforced?
How many people need to vote for Lay on the Table? Majority
How many people need to vote for Previous Question ? 2/3
How many people need to vote for Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? 2/3
How many people need to vote for Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Majority
How many people need to vote for Commit or Refer? Majority
How many people need to vote for Amend? Majority
How many people need to vote for Postpone Indefinitely? Majority
How many people need to vote for Main motion? Majority
How many people need to vote for Suspend the Rules? Majority vote required for Ordinary Standing Rules, 2/3 vote for Rules of order
How many people need to vote for Objection to the Consideration of a Question? 2/3 Negative
How many people need to vote for Point of Order? Chair decides or answers. Normally no vote is taken.
How many people need to vote for Parliamentary Inquiry? Chair decides or answers. Normally no vote is taken.
How many people need to vote for Appeal? Majority or Tie vote sustains the chair.
How many people need to vote for Request of Information? Chair decides or answers. Normally no vote is taken.
How many people need to vote for Division of the Assembly? On demand of a single member, the chair must take a rising but not necessarily counted vote.
How many people need to vote for Division of a Question? Majority
How many people need to vote for Withdraw a Motion? Majority/The maker of a Motion may withdraw it without permission of the assembly before the motion is stated by the chair.
How many people need to vote for Reconsider? Majority
How many people need to vote for Rescind? Majority with notice, or 2/3 without notice or majority of entire membership
How many people need to vote for Take from the table? Majority
Highest Ranking Motion? Fix the time to which to adjourn
Lowest Ranking Motion ? Main Motion
Can you reconsider the motion Fix Time to Which to Adjourn? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Adjourn? No
Can you reconsider the motion Recess? No
Can you reconsider the motion Raise a Question of Privilege? No
Can you reconsider the motion Call for the Orders of the Day? No
Can you reconsider the motion Lay on the Table? Only negative notes may be reconsidered.
Can you reconsider the motion Previous Question ? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Commit or Refer? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Amend? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Postpone Indefinitely? Only the affirmative votes may be reconsidered.
Can you reconsider the motion Main motion? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Suspend the Rules? No
Can you reconsider the motion Withdraw a Motion? Only negative notes may be reconsidered.
Can you reconsider the motion Objection to the Consideration of a Question? Only negative notes may be reconsidered.
Can you reconsider the motion Point of Order? No
Can you reconsider the motion Parliamentary Inquiry? No
Can you reconsider the motion Appeal? Yes
Can you reconsider the motion Request of Information? No
Can you reconsider the motion Division of the Assembly? No
Can you reconsider the motion Division of a Question? No
Can you reconsider the motion Reconsider? No
Can you reconsider the motion Rescind? Only negative notes may be reconsidered.
Can you reconsider the motion Take from the table? No
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