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9. Motion to Refer to Committee - applies only to the main motion. Refers question to a specific group with a specific time and charge. 10, Motion to Amend - must be voted for by a majority to be considered and to be passed. Postpone Indefinitely — Kills the motion without directly voting it down _2. Main Motion - what it is you're debating and amending. Motions can also be classified according to purpose or special situation: To modify a motion: Amend (Subsidiary) To suppress debate or hasten action: Call for orders of the day (Privileged) Previous question (Subsidiary) Limit debate (Subsidiary) Suspend rules (Incidental) Take from the table (Main)(Motions that bring a question again before the assembly) Make special order of business (Main)(not a classified motion in and of itself. It is often tacked on to a motion to postpone, or during the adoption of an agenda) To delay action: Postpone to a definite time (Subsidiary) — The motion that almost always should be used instead of lay on the table. To lay on the table (Subsidiary) — Almost Never in Order. Refer to committee (Subsidiary) To prevent action: Postpone indefinitely (Subsidiary) Object to consideration (Incidental) ^Withdraw a motion (Incidental) To consider more carefully: Extend debate (Subsidiary) Divide question (Incidental) Committee of the whole (Incidental) To change a decision: (Motions that Bring a Question again before the assembly) Reconsider (Main) Rescind or Amend Something Previously Adopted (Main) To maintain rules and order: Question of privilege (Privileged) Point of order (Privileged) Appeal from decision of chair (Incidental) Parliamentary inquiry (Incidental) Request for information (Incidental) To close a meeting: To fix time of next meeting (Privileged) Adjourn (Privileged) Recess (Privileged)