Parliamentary
This is debatable and amendable and always requires a second
What is a Motion?
When members are allowed to change a motion before voting.
What is Amendable or Amend?
A motion made to temporarily set aside one or more regular rules of the assembly
What is Suspension of the Rules?
Information brought forth in a previous meeting that has been tabled and may still need adoption.
Old Business
The minimum number of members the must be present at a certain time for official business to be handled.
Quorum
This motion takes precedence over ordinary business because it addresses immediate importance.
Privileged Motion
The formal process by which a member requests that a document, letter, report, or other written material be read aloud to the assembly.
What is Reading of Papers?
allows an assembly to send a pending question, motion, or matter to a committee for further study, investigation, or refinement
What is Refer or Commit?
Attendance of officers that are identified in the local union bylaws to be present.
Roll Call
Reads the minutes from previous meetings (last union meeting, executive board meeting, special meetings).
Recording Secretary
This is said after someone makes a motion.
Second or "I second the motion!"
This motion is used in meetings to challenge the ruling of the chair
What is an Appeal?
also known as "Close Debate,"
What is Previous Question?
This is crucial for the legitimacy of any action taken by the local union; they must be approved or corrected to support action taken by the local union.
Reading of Minutes
This must be set before every meeting.
Agenda
Votes on a motion usually requires this before passing
What is a 2/3 Majority?
This motion is used during meetings to call attention to a breach in the rules or improper conduct of business.
What is Point of Order?
It pauses the motion
What is Lay on the Table or Table it?
Information brought before the assembly for acknowledgement and awareness, sometime by a visiting speaker, a member or a committee.
Good and Welfare
This individual must recognize a member before they speak to make a motion before the assembly.
Chairperson
When members are allowed to talk about a motion before they vote.
these arise out of other business and must be decided before continuing with the pending matter.
What are Incidental Motions?
This type of motion is used to modify, delay, or dispose of the main question being considered by an assembly
What is Subsidiary Motions?
Undiscussed information brought before the assembly that may end in a motion being made for adoption.
New Business
Risk of member disconnect or misinformation
Not Participating