Main Motions
The exact wording a member uses to properly bring new business before the assembly.
What is "I move that...." (or "I move to....")?
The motion is used when a member believes the rules are being violated right now.
What is point of order?
The lowest ranking subsidiary motion.
What is Postpone Indefinitely?
This incidental motion requires no second and is not debatable.
What is Division of the Assembly?
The minimum number of members required for a quorum in most organizations unless bylaws say otherwise.
What is majority of the membership?
The minimum number of members required to second a main motion in most assemblies.
What is One?
(a second is required unless the assembly is small or the motion comes from a committee.)
The only privileged motion that can interrupt another speaker.
What is Raise a Question of Privilege? (or call for orders of the day if the agenda is being ignored)
The only subsidiary motion that requires a 2/3 vote.
The only vote required for the incidental motion "Suspend the Rules."
What is 2/3?
What are: it must be debatable, it must be pending, and the amendment must be germane?
The one thing a main motion MUST do to be in order when another motion is pending.
What is introduce new business not related to the pending question?
The chair's three word response when a Point of Order is raised.
What is "State your point"?
The subsidiary motion is used to send a main motion to a committee.
What is Commit or Refer?
The motion used when an amendment has two separable parts and a member wants them voted on separately.
What is Division of the Question?
The only motion that can be reconsidered even if it has already been voted on and the vote announced.
What is Reconsider (if moved by someone on the prevailing side in time)?
The vote required to adopt an ordinary main motion.
What is a majority vote?
This request does NOT require recognition from the chair.
What is Parliamentary Inquiry (if it's truly about procedure and timely)?
The subsidiary motion that kills a motion for the rest of the session without a direct vote.
What is Object to Consider?
After a motion has been stated by the chair, the only person who can withdraw it without permission.
Who is the Mover
The vote threshold needed to close or limit debate when Previous Question is moved.
What is 2/3?
This is the ONLY valid reason a chair may immediately rule a main motion out of order without even stating the question to the assembly.
What is the motion conflicts with the organizations bylaws or other standing rules? / Isn't germane / inappropriate
This motion is used when the assembly is clearly ignoring the adopted agenda or program.
What is Call for the Orders of the Day?
The correct procedure order (highest to lowest) of these three: Amend, Postpone Definitely, Previous Question.
What is Previous Question, Amend, Postpone Definitely?
The incidental motion that must be seconded, is debatable, and requires a 2/3 vote against consideration to pass.
What is Object to the Consideration of the Question?
Name the four motions (in order) that outrank "Postpone to a Certain Time."
What are: (1) Adjourn, (2) Recess, (3) Lay on the Table, (4) Previous Questions?