Amendment Essentials
Winthrop uses only this type of amendment, regardless of whether sponsors support the change.
What are unfriendly amendments?
A committee amendment requires this many co-sponsors.
What is three?
This term means ending debate and moving into voting procedures.
What is cloture?
This motion allows the body to vote separately on each operative clause of a resolution.
What is division?
In the general roll call voting procedure, Member States are called in this order.
What is alphabetical order?
An amendment must reach the Chair in this form before its introducing delegate receives the floor.
What is writing?
A plenary amendment requires this many co-sponsors.
What is five?
Initial cloture on a resolution requires this many speakers to have spoken on each side.
What is three FOR and three AGAINST?
A request to divide a resolution must be submitted to the Chair in this form.
What is writing?
Roll call votes are permitted only for this category of vote.
What are substantive votes?
Once an amendment has been introduced, this further modification is prohibited.
What is amending the amendment?
In plenary, a resolution may be amended no more than this many times.
What is three?
Initial cloture on an amendment requires this many speakers to have spoken on each side.
What is two FOR and two AGAINST?
Division may be moved only during this interval in the proceedings, when the Chair invites points or motions.
What is after debate closes but before voting begins?
This separate roll call motion permits delegates to explain their votes.
What is a roll call vote with rights?
An amended resolution must retain at least one unchanged clause of this type.
What is an operative clause?
Before successful cloture in committee, this is the numerical limit on how many times a resolution may be amended.
What is no limit?
Debate on a cloture motion consists of this many speakers on each side.
What is one FOR and one AGAINST?
Following one speaker FOR and one AGAINST, division requires this vote threshold.
What is two-thirds?
A delegation wishing to explain its vote must announce “with rights” at this moment.
What is when it casts its vote?
Besides the Primary Sponsor, this person may propose an amendment if the Primary Sponsor gives permission.
Who is a Co-Sponsor?
In committee, the Chair stops accepting amendments to a resolution after this motion passes.
What is cloture of debate on the resolution?
A cloture motion must receive this vote threshold to pass.
What is two-thirds?
After the individual operative clauses are voted on, the approved clauses undergo this final step.
What is a vote on them together as a whole, separate resolution?
Delegates voting with rights explain their choices only after this has happened.
What is all votes have been recorded?