Executive Board Manual: Parliamentary Procedures

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

Based on Robert's Rules of Order

To Do This	You Say This	May You Interrupt Speaker?	Must You Be Seconded?	Is the Motion Debatable?	What Vote is Required?
Adjourn the meeting*	"I move the meeting be adjourned"	No	Yes	No	Majority
Recess the meeting*	"I move the meeting be recessed until...."	No	Yes	No	Majority
Complain about noise, room, temperature, etc.*	"Point of privilege"				No vote
Suspend further consideration of something*	"I move this matter be postponed until..."	No	Yes	No	Majority
End Debate	"I move the previous questions"	No	Yes	No	2/3 Vote
Postpone Consideration	"I move this matter be postponed until referred to..."	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Amend a Motion	"I move this motion be amended by..."	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Introduce Business	"I move that..."	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Object to a procedure or personal affront*	"Point of order"	Yes	No	No	No vote, Chair decides
Request Information*	"Point of information"	Yes	No	No	No Vote
Ask for a vote by actual count to verify voice vote*	"I call for a division of the house"	No	No	No	No Vote
Object to considering some matter*	"I object to consideration of this question"	Yes	No	No	2/3 Vote
Take up a matter previously tabled*	"I move to take from the table"	No	Yes	No	Majority
Reconsider something already disposed of*	"I move to reconsider the action relative to..."	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Consider something out of its scheduled order*	"I move to suspend the rules and consider..."	No	Yes	No	2/3 Vote
Vote on a ruling by the chair*	"I appeal the chair's decision"	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority