Meeting Order
What is the first part of the business meeting?
Call to order
The motion that ends the meeting
Adjourn
Point of order
To change time at which people are allowed to debate
Extend or limit debate
How to address the chair
Mr/Madam chairman
What happens after the pledges?
Roll call
Does not require a vote, debate, amendment, second or reconsider
Question of Privilege
To ask a question regarding parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary inquiry
To end debate and go straight to voting
Previous question
Can you interrupt a speaker with a point of order?
Yes
Which comes first the secretary or treasurers report?
Secretary
Requires an Amendment, majority vote, a second and option to reconsider
Fix time to which adjourn
To demand a recount
Division
To extend the motion to a particular group of people within the committee to be responsible of said motion.
Refer to committee
How does one ask for a vote by an actual count to verify a voice vote
I call for a division of the house
What comes before adjournment
announcements
Does not require debate and can not be reconsidered but does allow an amendment and requires a second and majority vote
Recess
To address or request information
Point of information
To put a motion aside for the time being and or until the next meeting
Lay on table
How does one bring up a motion that has been tabled
I move we take from the table
What two actions happen after the committee reports but before the announcements?
Old business and new business
Does not require debate, amendment, second or reconsider but has a 2/3 vote but can not be followed up
Call for orders of the day
To renounce a motion made
Withdraw a motion
To put aside a motion for good
Postpone definitly
How does one reconsider a motion that has already been disposed of?
I move we now (or later) reconsider our action relative to _____