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Parliamentary Law Motions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |