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NOTES |
Ask a question or ask for clarification |
Rise and say "Point of Information" |
May interrupt speaker |
Correct an error of procedure |
Rise and say "point of order" |
May interrupt speaker |
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Discuss something other than the subject at hand without making a specific
proposal |
Wait until "good and welfare" on agenda, rise, and wait to be recognized |
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Discuss something other than the subject at hand and make a specific
proposal for action |
Wait until "new business" on agenda, rise, wait to be recognized, make a
motion |
Motions require a second and majority vote; may be amended and debated |
Consider an item at a time other than when called for on the agenda |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to suspend the rules by…" |
Requires a second and 2/3 vote; no amendments or debate |
Request a return to the agenda when discussion is out of order |
Rise and "call for the orders of the day" |
May interrupt speaker; no vote required |
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Limit amount of debate |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move that the debate be limited to…" |
Requires second and 2/3 vote; may be amended; may limit number of times a
member may speak and/or the amount of time to speak |
Make an amendment |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to amend by…" |
Requires a second and majority vote; amendment may be amended once and may
be debated |
Postpone discussion of a topic |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to postpone to…" |
Requires second and majority vote; may be amended and debated |
Have a committee research further information before continuing discussion |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to refer to [specify] committee" |
Requires second and majority vote; may be amended and debated |
Break a motion into several motions to be considered separately |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to divide the motion by…" |
Requires a second and majority vote; no amendments or debate |
Group several motions to be considered together as one |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move to consider the motion by
paragraph/seriatim…" |
Requires a second and majority vote; no amendments or debate |
End debate |
Rise, wait to be recognized, and "move the previous question" |
Second and 2/3 vote required; may not be debated or amended |