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Common Motions and Ranking: The motions below are listed in order of precedence. Any motion can be introduced if it higher on the chart than the pending motion. ( YOU WANT TO I YOU SAN' I IN 1 ERRUPT? 1 2.--? I DEBATE? I AMEND? I VOTE? § 21 Close meeting I move to adjourn No Yes No No Majority § 19 Suggest for benefit of body or register complaint Point (question) of privilege' Yes No No No None, Chair rules § 17 Lay aside temporarily I move to table.. .' No Yes No No Majority § 16 Close debate I call the question No Ye No No 2/3 § 14 Postpone to a certain time I move to postpone the motion to... No Yes Yes Yes Majority § 13 Reter to committee I move to refer the motion to... No Yes Yes Yes Majority § 12 Modify wording of a motion I move to amend the motion by... No Yes Yes Yes Majority § 11 Kill main motion I move that the motion be postponed indefinitely No Yes Yes No Majority § 10 Bring business before the body I move that [ or to] , . , No Yes Yes Yes Majority Incidental Motions - no order of precedence. Arise incidentally and decided immediately YOU WANT TO I YOU SAY IN 1 ERRUPT? I eu? DEBA IL? AMEND? VOTE? § 23 Enforce rules Point of Order' Yes No No No None, Chair rules § 24 Appeal chair's ruling I appeal from the decision of the chair Yes Yes Varies No lvlajority § 25 Suspend rules I move to suspend the rules which. .. No Yes No No 2/3 § 26 Avoid main motion altogether I object to consideration o - the question Yes No No No 2/3 § 27 Divide motion I move to divide the question No Yes No Yes Majority § 29 Demand hand count I call for a division Yes No No No None, Chair rules § 33 Parliamentary law question Parliamentary inquiry' Yes No No No None § 33 Request for information Point of information Yes No No No None First Order of PriviJe tggestion for the benefit of the body would. be -disorder in the meeting, tampering with papers, bad heating or ventilation, etc. Second order of privilege: A complaint involves personal threats or attacks, dlness. desire to be excuxd. Those of the second order are usually never ruled to interrupt bu..,..ness. Formal RR language - I move to lay on the table... 'Formal RR language - I move the previous question 1A Point of Order asks for the enforcement of a parliamentary or loml rule_ It must be made immediately after the error has occurred exoept it dear violation of Constitution or By -Laws. A Parliamentary inquiry is used when you are not sure of parliamentary procedures for a specific instance and want clarification Source. Jim Slaughter, Certified Profesional Parliamentariari-Teacher, ivww.Mitskughter_com with editorial comment by L. Holmstrom Vega