Voting
This is required to pass most motions.
What is a simple majority?
These can be adopted without a vote, if no member objects.
What are the minutes?
The part of the meeting for handling questions carried over from another meeting.
What is unifinished business?
The time for giving your opinion about a motion.
What is debate?
This is the idea that debate must relate to the question at hand.
What is germaneness?
This is the most common way to vote.
What is a voice vote?
A member must seek this before speaking.
What is recognition by the Chair?
These apply to meetings of small boards and committees.
What are informal rules?
This is how the chair gives the motion to the group for debate.
What is stating the question.
This is the motion for raising an issue about the rights of the member or of the group.
What is "Raise a Question of Privilege"?
The vote required to end debate on a motion.
What is a two-thirds vote?
A brief break in the meeting called by the chair.
What is a recess?
The name of the person who does this is not included in the minutes.
What is a second.
This is how the chair puts the motion up for a vote.
What is putting the question?
This is the motion for raising a violation of the rules.
What is a "Point of Order"?
A member can can change her vote until this happens.
What is the announcement of the result by the chair.
You don't need a vote to do this if there is no further business.
What is adjournment?
This motion is used to put something aside when another matter requires immediate attention.
What is lay on the table.
This is what the chair does after the vote.
What is "announcing the result"?
Rule violations that relate to these subjects can be challenged at any time they have force and effect.
What are violations that conflict with the bylaws, violate state or federal law, or protect the rights of members to vote?
Any member can demand this to confirm the results of a vote.
What is Division of the Assembly?
These are a record of what is done at the meeting, not what is said.
What are the minutes?
Ex-officio members of a board or committee have this right unless the bylaws state otherwise.
What is the right to vote?
This is the way a member who voted on the winning side of a question can bring the matter back up at the same meeting?
What is the motion to reconsider.
These are the fundamental rules of an organization.
What are the bylaws?