Motions
Motion Specifics
Second Required?
Can you Debate
100

Motion used to introduce new business

What is a main motion?

100

Main motion needs a (type of vote)...

What is a majority vote?

100

main motion

Yes

100

Main Motion

Yes

200

Motion used to end the meeting

What is adjourn?

200

Number of taps (of the gavel) to start the meeting

What is two taps?

200

Amend

Yes

200

Point of order

No

300

Motion used to create a pause or break in the meeting

What is recess?

300
what does previous question do>

it stops all the current debate and makes you vote on whatever motion youre on. 

300

Point of Order 

No

300

Recess

No

400

Motion used to alter or modify the main motion

What is amend?

400

What does Commit or refer do?

It sends whatever you're debating about to a different committee to talk about and discus and then send back with their thoughts.

400

recess

yes

400

Postpone indefinitely 

Yes

500
A motion used to close debate

What is previous question?

500

Can you interrupt someone when you use a Parliamentary inquiry 

Yes

500

Parliamentary Inquiry

No

500

Lay on the Table

No

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