Meeting Roles
Who presides over the meeting?
Who is the chairperson/presiding officer/Madam Basileus?
What’s the first item on a meeting agenda?
What is the call to order?
What is a main motion?
What is a motion that introduces new business?
Only one motion can be on the floor at a time.
True
What is a voice vote?
What is when members verbally express their vote with “aye” or “no.”?
Who records the minutes?
Who is the secretary/Grammateus?
What follows reading the minutes?
What is the approval of minutes?
What is a privileged motion?
What is a motion that deals with urgent matters unrelated to pending business?
A tie vote means the motion passes.
False. (It fails unless the chair votes to break the tie.)
When is a roll call vote used?
What is when individual votes need to be recorded?
What is the role of the Philactor?
What is maintaining order, guarding the door, and checking credentials?
When are committee reports shared?
What is after officer reports and before unfinished business?
What is a subsidiary motion?
What is a motion that modifies or disposes of a main motion?
You need a second for all motions.
False (Some privileged motions don’t require a second.)
What vote is needed to pass a main motion?
What is a majority vote?
Who makes sure the group follows parliamentary rules?
Who is the parliamentarian/designee/presiding chair?
Where in the agenda do new motions go?
What is during new business?
What is a point of order?
What is a motion to correct a breach of rules?
Debate is allowed on all motions.
False (Some motions are not debatable.)
How do you request a counted vote?
What is a call for a division of the assembly?
What officer reads the agenda?
Who is the chairperson or presiding officer?
What’s the correct order of business?
What is call to order, minutes, reports, old business, new business, adjournment?
What is a motion to reconsider?
What is a motion that allows a Soror to reopen discussion and take a new vote on a previously decided motion? (Usually during the same meeting or session.)
You can interrupt with a point of order.
True
What is a motion to rescind?
What is a motion to cancel a previous decision entirely?