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motion In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed and frame of reference to an observer and mea ...

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parliamentary procedure Parliamentary procedure is the accepted rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings of an assembly or organization. Its object is to allow orderly deliberation upon questions of interest to the organization and thus to arrive at the sense or t ...

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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ''Robert's Rules of Order'', often simply referred to as ''Robert's Rules'', is a manual of parliamentary procedure by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert. "The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish the work for whic ...

The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure ''The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure'' (formerly the ''Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure'' by Alice Sturgis) is a book of rules of order. It is the second most popular parliamentary authority in the United States after ' ...

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Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure 125px, Demeter's Manual ''Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure'' is a parliamentary authority manual by George Demeter. It is included in the bank of study materials used in preparing for the Certified Parliamentarian (CP) designa ...

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Main motion In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action. Such motions, and the form they take are specified by the deliberate assembly and/or a pre-agreed volume detaili ...

Subsidiary motions

(Descending order of Precedence)§§§§§ ; Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) * Lay on the table *

Previous question In US parliamentary procedure, the previous question (also known as "calling for the question", "calling the question", "close debate", "calling for a vote", "vote now", or other similar forms) is generally used as a motion to end debate on a pendin ...

Limit or extend limits of debate Debate in parliamentary procedure refers to discussion on the merits of a pending question; that is, whether it should or should not be agreed to. It is also commonly referred to as "discussion". Purpose When a motion has been made and is befor ...

* Postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely) * Commit or refer * Amend *

Postpone indefinitely In parliamentary procedure, the motion to postpone indefinitely is a subsidiary motion used to kill a main motion without taking a direct vote on it. This motion does not actually "postpone" it. Explanation and use In '' Robert's Rules of Orde ...

; The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) * Postpone temporarily, or table * Close debate * Limit or extend debate *

Postpone to a certain time In parliamentary procedure in the United States, a motion to postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely or postpone) is used to delay action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, hour or until after a certain event. Then, whe ...

* Refer to committee * Amend ; Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure (Demeter) * Lay on the table *

* Limit or extend debate * Postpone to a definite time * Refer to a committee * Amend the main motion *

Privileged motions

(Descending order of Precedence) ; RONR *

Fix the time to which to adjourn In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn. This motion establishes an adjourned meeting. ...

Adjourn In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn. This motion establishes an adjourned meeting. ...

* Recess * Raise a question of privilege *

Call for the orders of the day An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. It usually includes one or more specific items of business to be acted upon. It may, but is not ...

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* Recess * Raise a question of privilege ; Demeter * Fix the day to which to adjourn *

* Recess * Raise a question of privilege *

Incidental motions

(No order of Precedence) *

Point of order In parliamentary procedure, a point of order occurs when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly. Explanation and uses In ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' (RONR), a point of order may be rai ...

Appeal (motion) In parliamentary procedure, a motion to appeal from the decision of the chair is used to challenge a ruling of the chair. Explanation and Use The most common occasions for the motion to appeal are when the chair mis-assigns the floor or incorrect ...

* Suspend the rules *

Objection to the consideration of a question __NOTOC__ In parliamentary procedure, an objection to the consideration of a question is a motion that is adopted to prevent an original main motion from coming before the assembly. This motion is different from an objection to a unanimous consen ...

Division of a question In parliamentary procedure, a motion for division of a question is used to separate a motion into a set of motions. History The concept of a division of a question dates back to at least 1640, when the ''Lex Parliamentaria'' noted, "If a Question u ...

Consideration by paragraph or seriatim In parliamentary procedure, using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), the motion In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displace ...

Division of the assembly In parliamentary procedure, a division of the assembly, division of the house, or simply division is a method of taking a vote that physically counts members voting. Historically, and often still today, members are literally divided into physical ...

Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed and frame of reference to an observer and mea ...

Motions relating to nominations Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a short list. Political office In the ...

Request to be excused from a duty In parliamentary procedure, requests and inquiries are motions used by members of a deliberative assembly to obtain information or to do or have something done that requires permission of the assembly. Except for a request to be excused from a dut ...

Requests and inquiries In parliamentary procedure, requests and inquiries are motions used by members of a deliberative assembly to obtain information or to do or have something done that requires permission of the assembly. Except for a request to be excused from a duty ...

**Parliamentary inquiry **Request for information **Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion **Request to read papers **Request for any other privilege

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly

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Rescind or amend something previously adopted A repeal (O.F. ''rapel'', modern ''rappel'', from ''rapeler'', ''rappeler'', revoke, ''re'' and ''appeler'', appeal) is the removal or reversal of a law. There are two basic types of repeal; a repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law ...

Discharge a committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

Reconsider In parliamentary procedure, reconsideration of a motion (or reconsideration of a question) may be done on a matter previously decided. The motion to "reconsider" is used for this purpose. This motion originated in the United States and is generally ...

* Take from the table ; Restorative motions (TSC) * Amend a previously action * Ratify *

Rescind In contract law, rescission is an Equity (law), equitable legal remedy, remedy which allows a contractual party to cancel the contract. Parties may rescind if they are the victims of a vitiating factor, such as misrepresentation, Mistake (contrac ...

* Resume Consideration ; Restoratory motions (Demeter) * Ratify *

Expunge In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed or destroyed, making the records nonexistent or u ...

* Reconsider and Enter *

* Take from the table

References

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