A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action.
What is a Vote?
A formal proposal made to bring a subject before an assembly for its consideration and action. Begins with " I move that..."
What is a motion?
Interrupt someone or speak when not recognized or when it was not your turn without obtaining the ______.
What is the floor?
The order of the business meeting.
What is Agenda?
The first order of Business.
What is Call to Order?
This is said by someone during a voice vote who disagrees with the motion.
What is Nay?
A motion is made to end the meeting. A second is required.
What is adjourning a meeting?
Try to hold a proper and efficient meeting that encourages courtesy and respect for all without using _________ ____________?
What is Parliamentary Procedure?
A set of guidelines that describes the proper way to conduct a business meeting.
What is Parliamentary Procedure?
The last order of business.
What is Adjournment?
The amount of people needed for a vote to be passed.
What is 50 percent plus one, a majority?
To change a motion under consideration. Perhaps you like the idea proposed but not exactly as offered. This can be done by striking out, inserting, or by striking out and inserting.
What is Amend the motion?
Address the maker of the motion or question their motives, reasons or personality during debate.
What is eliminating personal attacks?
A formal proposal made to bring a subject before an assembly for its consideration and action.
What is a Motion?
The Fifth order of Business
What is reading of the minutes?
Several ways of voting include... (Name at least Three)
What is by voice, by ballot, by general consent, by rising vote and by roll call? (Pick Three)
To lay aside the business at hand in such a manner that it will be considered later in the meeting or at another time.
What is Table?
This person just tried to debate the merits of a motion, injected their own opinions while trying to run the meeting without giving it up. Aren't you supposed to remain impartial?
Who is the president or the chair.
They are supposed to relinquish the chair in order to debate the merits of a motion (the issues and pieces of a motion) and may not chair the meeting again until after a vote had been taken on the motion has been disposed of.
A statement by a member who agrees that the motion made by another member be considered.
What is Second?
The Sixth order of Business
What are Officer Reports?
The only method of voting that a Presiding officer/chair can engage in without having to be a tie breaker or maker.
What is by ballot?
If there is no second to your motion it is ____. Not all motions move. If it is ____ it cannot be brought up again at the same meeting.
What is Lost?
Just bring up and discuss apples and oranges when the group is talking about bananas and grapes.
What is remaining relevant (to the immediate pending question or discussion at hand.)
The minimum number of members who must be present in order to conduct business.
What is a Quorum?
The Eighth order of Business
What is Old Business?