PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TABLE (Ref: ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER, NEWLY REVISED) The following table presents basic information on some of the most common actions. The table does not have all possible motions. Privileged Motions are presented as privileged, but if same motion if presented when nothing else is on the then motion may be treated as a simple main motion. For example: motions Fix The Time To Which to Adjourn, To Adjourn or Take a are debatable and amendable Motions are listed from highest to lowest in rank. That is, a higher rank motion takes the "floor" from a lower ranked one. The exception is Incidental Motions which have no rank among the group.

PRIVILEGED MOTIONS Want to Do: What to Do: Can Interrupt? Is 2nd Required? Debatable? Amendable? Vote Can be Reconsidered Fix Time To Which To Adjourn Reconvene Meeting I move that upon adjourn No Yes No Yes Yes ment we reconvene at-- End Meeting I move to adjourn No Yes No No Majority No Take a Break I move to recess for-- No Yes No Yes Majority No Complain/Personal I rise to a question of Yes No No No None No privilege Make follow I call for the orders of Yes No No No 2/3 Not No the day to follow

INCIDENTAL Decision I appeal the decision Yes No Yes/No No Majority Yes of the chair I rise to a point of order Yes No No No None No Parliamentary Inquiry I rise for a parliamentary Yes No No No None No inquiry Want Counted Vote "Division" or "I call for a Yes No No No None No " or "I call for a counted vote"

SUBSIDIARY Lay aside temporarily I move to lay the motion No Yes No No Majority No on the table Close debate I move the previous No Yes No No 2/3 Yes--before vote question or I move to close debate on main motion Change debate limits I move to extend debate to No Yes No Yes 2/3 Yes I move to limit debate to-- (specify time or number of speakers or times per or a set time) Postpone definitely "I move to postpone No Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes consideration until------" Should state specific intent: example: date, time, etc….. Refer to a What to Do: Can Interrupt? Is 2nd Required? Debatable? Amendable? Vote Can be Reconsidered I move the motion be No Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes To Change wording referred to a committee --(best to say what committee: examples: appointed by chair or existing committee) of a motion I move to the No Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes Postpone Indefinitely motion by------(adding, deleting, or subsituting the following---) (an amendment to an amendment is NOT amendable) I move to postpone No Yes Yes No Majority Yes vote only indefinitely . MAIN MOTION--Motion presented when nothing else on the floor Bring up new business I move that/to------No Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes MOTIONS THAT BRING BUSINESS BACK TO THE FLOOR/UNCLASSIFIED ---have no rank among group or other motions

Bring back a Tabled I move to bring back the No Yes No No Majority No Motion tabled motion on----- Reconsider I move to reconsider the No Yes Yes/No No Majority No motion to---- (This is the correct motion for bringing a motion during the same meeting it was acted on) Undo an action after I move to rescind// No Yes Yes Yes 2/3rd w/o Negative vote only too late to annul the motion to------previous reconsider notice-- Majority with notice Amend something I move to amend the motion No Yes Yes Yes same as rescind already passed to ……that was passed previously……(could include date of passage and or specifics of motion)