|
Motion |
Second required |
Debatable |
Amendable |
Vote required |
Reconsider |
| Privileged Motions Fix the time to which to Adjourn |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
| Adjourn |
Yes |
No |
No |
Majority |
No |
| Recess |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
| Raise a Question of Privilege |
No |
No |
No |
Chair Grants |
No |
| Call for the Orders of the day |
No |
No |
No |
No Vote, Demand |
No |
| Subsidiary Motions Lay on the Table |
Yes |
No |
No |
Majority |
Neg. only (3) |
| Previous Question |
Yes |
No |
No |
2/3 |
Yes |
| Limit or Extend Limits of Debate |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
2/3 |
Yes |
| Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
| Commit or Refer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
| Amend |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
| Postpone Indefinitely |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Majority |
Affirm. Only |
| Main Motion |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority |
Yes |
| Incidental Motions Appeal |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
No |
Majority |
Yes |
| Division of the Assembly |
No |
No |
No |
No vote, Demand |
No |
| Division of a Question |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Majority |
No |
| Objection to the Consideration of a Question |
No |
No |
No |
2/3 |
Neg. Only |
| Parliamentary Inquiry |
No |
No |
No |
Chair Answers |
No |
| Point of Order |
No |
No |
No |
Normally no vote, Chair Rules |
No |
| Suspend the Rules |
Yes |
No |
No |
(2) |
No |
| Withdraw a Motion |
No (3) |
No |
No |
Majority (3) |
Neg. Only |
| Motions that bring a
question again before the assembly Reconsider (4) |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
No |
Majority |
No |
| Rescind (4) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Majority with notice, 2/3, or majority of membership (3) |
Neg. Only |
| Take from the Table (4) |
Yes |
No |
No |
Majority |
No |
(1) If applied to a debatable motion
(2) Rules of Order-2/3 vote, standing rules-majority vote
(3) Refer to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th edition) for rule(s)
(4) Refer to CDE rule #9 before using these motions in the demonstration
The parliamentary procedure career development event committee developed information on the chart by using Robert's Rules of Order. For more information on parliamentary procedure, see the FFA Student Handbook, which contains a complete chapter on the subject. Even more detail on the subject is available in parliamentary procedure books such as Robert's Rules of Order.