Parliamentary Procedures at a Glance

To Do This (1) You Say This: May You Must You Be Is the Motion Is the Motion What Vote is Interrupt the Seconded? Debatable? Amendable? Required? Speaker? Adjourn the meeting “I move that we May not interrupt (before all business is Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable Majority vote required adjourn.” Speaker complete).

“I move that we recess May not interrupt Recess the meeting Must be seconded Not debatable Amendable Majority vote required until ...” Speaker

Complain about noise, room temperature, etc. “Point of Privilege” May interrupt Speaker No second needed Not debatable (2) Not amendable No vote required (3) Suspend further May not interrupt consideration of “I move we table it.” Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable Majority vote required Speaker something

End debate “I move the May not interrupt Must be seconded Debatable Amendable Two-thirds

Postpone consideration “I move we postpone May not interrupt Two-thirds vote Must be seconded Debatable Amendable of something this matter until...” Speaker required

Have something “I move we refer this May not interrupt Must be seconded Debatable Amendable Majority vote required studied further to a committee Speaker

“I move that this May not interrupt Amend a motion motion be amended Must be seconded Debatable Amendable Majority vote required Speaker by...”

Introduce business (a May not interrupt Majority vote “I move that...” Must be seconded Debatable Amendable primary motion) Speaker Required

1. These motions or points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another that’s listed below it. But you may introduce another that’s listed above it.

2. In this case, any resulting motion is debatable

3. Chair decides

Parliamentary Procedures (continued)

To Do This: (4) You Say This: May You Must You Be Is the Motion Is the Motion What Vote is Interrupt The Seconded? Debatable? Amendable? Required? Speaker? Object to procedure or May interrupt the No vote is Required “Point of Order” No second needed Not debatable Not amendable to a personal affront Speaker ***

If urgent, may Request information “Point of information” No second needed Not debatable Not amendable No vote required interrupt Speaker

Ask for a vote by No vote required “I call for a division of May not interrupt actual count to verify a No second needed Not debatable Not amendable Unless someone the house.” Speaker (5) voice count Objects (6)

Object to considering “I object to Two-thirds vote some undiplomatic or consideration of this May interrupt Speaker No second needed Not debatable Not amendable Required improper matter question.”

Take up a matter “I move we take from May not interrupt Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable Majority required previously tabled the table...” Speaker “I move we now (or Reconsider something Debatable if Original later) reconsider our May interrupt Speaker Must be seconded Not amendable Majority required already disposed of motion Is debatable Action relative to ...” Consider something “I move we suspend May not interrupt Two-thirds vote out of its scheduled the rules and Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable Speaker required order consider...” Majority in the Vote on a ruling by the “I appeal the chair’s negative required to May interrupt Speaker Must be seconded Debatable Not amendable chair decision reverse chair’s decision.

4. The motions, pints and proposals have no established order of precedence. Any of them may be introduced at any time except when the meeting is considering one of the top three matters listed in the chart (motion to adjourn, motion to recess, and point of privilege.)

5. But division must be called for before another motion is started.

6. Then majority is required.

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