807:, a motion or an amendment which is the same, in substance, as a question which has been decided during a session may not be renewed again in that same session. Such substantive motions can be renewed in succeeding sessions as new motions. Reversals of earlier decisions can be done by Repeal of a Standing Order, Annulment, or Rescission. The repeal of a standing order is normally made as part of an order creating a new standard order. An annulment is used to declare proceedings to be null and void because of some form of irregularity in procedure. Renewals in the form of a rescission of a resolution made in earlier sessions is not prohibited by the practice of the House of Commons, but is seldom done. Technically it is regarded as a new question: the form being to read the previous resolution of the House and to move that it be rescinded. This power of rescission has been used sparingly and then only in the case of substantive motions. The reasons why open rescission is so rare is that the House instinctively realizes that parliamentary government requires the majority to abide by a decision regularly come to, however unexpected, and that it is unfair to resort to methods, whether direct or indirect, to reverse such a decision. Essentially this is a safeguard for the rights of the minority.
851:, next to the name of the Member who intends to move it. At the beginning of the sitting, the Presiding Officer shall call on the Member whose name is the first to appear on the Order Paper to move his or her motion. This is often done by saying "I beg to move", followed by the entire text of the motion, or more simply by saying "I beg to move the motion which stands in my name on the Order Paper". After debate on that motion has ended (and the motion itself has either been put up to a vote or withdrawn), the Presiding Officer shall call upon the Member whose name is the second to appear on the Order Paper, and the process is repeated until either all motions on the Order Paper have been debated or the sitting has been adjourned.
182:, discharge a committee, and postpone an event or action previously scheduled – are more difficult to pass if previous notice has not been given. Often, a majority of the entire membership or a two-thirds vote is required if previous notice has not been given. This rule is intended to protect the rights of absent members. Sometimes, when moving a motion of which notice has been given, a member, instead of reading aloud the entire text, will simply say "I move the motion which stands in my name".
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division of the assembly is dilatory if the results of the voice vote are already clear to any reasonable person. The repetitive use of privileged motions can also be dilatory, such as repeatedly moving to adjourn when it has been voted down and nothing indicates that the assembly wants to end the meeting.
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held that such types of dilatory motions are useful, stating, "Precipitation may arise from two causes: from ignorance, when a judgment is formed without the collection of all the information required—from passion, when there is not the necessary calm for considering the question in all its aspects."
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are not in order. Another example of strategic use of motions is moving to reconsider in order to "clinch" a decision on the primary motion and prevent its reconsideration later, since a failed motion to reconsider cannot be reconsidered without unanimous consent. Since it is not possible to amend an
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is a motion that brings business before the assembly. Main motions are made while no other motion is pending. Any of the subsidiary, incidental and privileged motions may be made while the main motion is pending, and in many cases these motions, if passed, will affect the assembly's consideration of
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Motions belonging to the first category constitute the large majority of motions considered by the House. If a Member intends to move one, he must first notify the Chair of the motion's text. Thereafter, if the
Government (which is in charge of parliamentary business) decides to allow debate on that
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Generally only one motion can be considered at a time. There is a precedence, or ranking of the motions, when multiple motions are made. Each type of motion exists for a specific purpose. However, motions have been used beyond their stated purpose. Motions should not be made for dilatory or improper
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is a type of motion by which a deliberative assembly deals directly with a main motion prior to (or instead of) voting on the main motion itself. Each subsidiary motion ranks higher than the main motion and lower than the privileged motions, and also yields to applicable incidental motions. Some of
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Dilatory tactics or motions are those tactics used to delay or obstruct business, annoy the deliberative assembly, or, in legislative procedure, to delay consideration of a subject. Unlike using motions for strategic purposes, using them for dilatory purposes is not allowed. Reasonableness is often
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Unlike the privileged and subsidiary motions, incidental motions have no order of precedence among themselves. They take precedence over any pending question out of which they arise. Some incidental motions are only legitimately incidental at certain times or under certain conditions. For instance,
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omits Fix the time to which to adjourn, instead providing that the motion to adjourn may be amended with regard to the time to which to adjourn. This book also omits Call for orders of the day, on the grounds that any member may raise a point of order if the scheduled order of business is not being
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The underlying principle behind the non-renewal of a motion dates back to at least April 2, 1607, when the House of
Commons adopted a rule "That a question being once made, and carried in the affirmative or negative, cannot be questioned again, but must stand as a judgement of the House". Over the
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The term "dilatory motion" does not always refer to an ill-intentioned motion. In Canada, "dilatory" motions refer to those "designed to dispose of the original question before the House either for the time being or permanently," and includes, for instance, motions to proceed to the orders of the
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uses the term, "restoratory", for a group of six motions that restored or brought a question back before the assembly: Expunge, Ratify, Rescind, Reconsider, Reconsider and Enter, and Take from the table. These "restoratory" motions are quasi-main motions that restore the status quo of a question;
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For instance, a motion to refer (commit) a resolution to a committee is dilatory if its object would be defeated by the delay in taking action. A motion to appeal the ruling of the chair is dilatory if there cannot possibly be two reasonable opinions about the ruling. Likewise, a motion for a
390:, examples of which are the motions to adopt recommendations of a committee, to ratify action previously taken without a quorum, to rescind an action previously taken, or to adjourn or recess while no main motion is pending. Unlike original main motions, incidental main motions cannot have an
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In the House, motions are voted on during the weekly voting period of the plenary debate, usually after the hour of question time on
Tuesday. Before the voting period starts, the concerned member of the Cabinet may utter their judgement on every submitted motion, according to the table below
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classifies five "bring back" motions under the classification of main motions but lists them under the title of "Restorative Main
Motions": Amend a previous action, Ratify, Reconsider, Rescind, and Resume Consideration. This book treats the motion to rescind and the motion to amend something
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previously adopted as two distinct motion forms under the "Restorative Main
Motions" title. Also, the motion to discharge a committee is not used in this book because it allows a motion previously referred to committee to be withdrawn from the committee by the assembly. The motion to
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Generally, a motion should be phrased in a way to take an action or express an opinion. A motion to not do something should not be offered if the same result can happen without anything being done. Such a motion could result in confusion if the assembly does not want to not do it.
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and votes at every opportunity. Another dilatory tactic is for members to not answer when their name is called during the quorum roll call. The problem of dilatory tactics in such bodies dates back to the beginnings of parliamentary procedure in
England and the United States.
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of a motion is the act of bringing up again a motion that has already been disposed of by the deliberative assembly. Generally, the assembly cannot be asked to decide the same question, or substantially the same question, as one it has already decided upon in the same
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A presiding officer has a duty to protect the assembly from the abuse of parliamentary processes for dilatory purposes. The chair can rule the motions out of order or refuse to recognize the member, but the maker of the motion should be given the benefit of the doubt.
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the motion's text, often accompanied by the name of the person who intends to move it. Certain motions – specifically, the motions to adopt or amend special rules of order, rescind, repeal or annul or amend something previously adopted, amend standing rules in a
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is a motion that is granted precedence over ordinary business because it concerns matters of great importance or urgency. Such motions are not debatable, although in case of questions of privilege, the chair may feel the need to elicit relevant facts from members.
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Motions can bring new business before the assembly or consist of numerous other proposals to take procedural steps or carry out other actions relating to a pending proposal (such as postponing it to another time) or to the assembly itself (such as taking a recess).
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Instead of being given verbally, a motion may be made in writing, in which case it is called a proposed or draft resolution. If the motion is in writing, the mover says "I move the resolution at the desk" or "I move the following resolution" and then reads it.
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A motion is proposed by a member of the body, for the consideration of the body as a whole. Generally, the person making the motion, known as the mover, must first be recognized by the chairman as being entitled to speak; this is known as obtaining the floor.
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is an announcement that a motion will be introduced at a future meeting of a deliberative assembly. Previous notice can be given in one of two ways. A member either announces it at a meeting of the assembly, in which case the secretary is to record it in the
707:" in which a majority sidesteps the two-thirds vote requirement to suspend the rules by raising a point of order in favor of their favored interpretation of the rules, followed by an appeal in which the interpretation is then imposed by a majority vote.
889:. Such motions are usually presented near the end of a plenary or commission debate. In the Senate, a motion must be supported by at least 5 senators, though this is not required in the House. House motions are more common than Senate motions.
738:, for instance, only requires the Speaker to direct a bill to be read upon the desire of any member "if the request is really for information and not for delay." In the US Senate, there are no formal rules against dilatory tactics except under
961:. If a motion is accepted, the Cabinet is not required to take it on, though they usually do. Motions are very common in both Houses, as the House of Representatives alone submits and votes on several thousands of motion a year.
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is using the motion to postpone indefinitely in order to enable members who have exhausted their right of debate on the main question an opportunity to speak further and to test the strength of opposition to the question, since
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groups four motions under the classification name of "Motions that bring a question again before the assembly", because by their adoption or by their introduction, they serve the function described by the name of the class:
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famously took countermeasures against dilatory tactics, such as ruling dilatory motions out of order, and was sustained by the house. Some legislatures impose quotas on dilatory motions. For instance, the
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can continue for months or years. A motion that has been rejected (voted down) in one session, cannot be easily brought up again in that session, but can be renewed in following sessions as a new motion.
759:, one motion to refer to a committee, and one reasoned amendment per reading. The Rules of the U.S. Congress as revised in 1911 declare that no dilatory motion shall be entertained by the Speaker.
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63:. Motions are used in conducting business in almost all legislative bodies worldwide, and are used in meetings of many church vestries, corporate boards, and fraternal organizations.
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used as a criterion in deciding whether a motion is dilatory. Some types of motions are suitable only for specific circumstances, and their use is otherwise absurd and dilatory.
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that the assembly take a particular action. These may include legislative motions, budgetary motions, supplementary budgetary motions, and petitionary motions.
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Once the chair states the motion, it becomes the property of the assembly and the mover cannot modify it or withdraw it without the assembly's consent.
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Renewal of motions is closely tied to the parliamentary concept of "session". Sessions in ordinary societies usually consist of one meeting, but
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containing several paragraphs explaining background information or justification for the proposed action is often included, but is not required.
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amendment to an amendment, a member desiring to prevent amendments to his proposed language can do so by including it in a secondary amendment.
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The possible motions in a deliberative assembly are determined by a pre-agreed volume detailing the correct parliamentary procedure, such as
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Main motions, those that bring business before the assembly when no other motion is pending. This is the most common type of motion.
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Once the mover has obtained the floor, the mover states the motion, normally prefixed with the phrase "I move." For instance, at a
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Generally, once the motion has been proposed, consideration by the assembly occurs only if another member of the body immediately
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450:—to close debate, preclude any further amendments and vote immediately. (May apply to any motion or pending series of motions.)
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950:*If the Member who presented the motion does not want to hold, the Cabinet member has to give another judgement to the motion.
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The process of handling motions generally involves the following steps, depending on the motion and the rules of order in use:
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Cabinet member agrees with the motion and takes it on in their policy, provided no members of the House urge for a vote.
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past 400 years, various rules have evolved by precedent to allow and manage renewal of motions under specific circumstances.
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the subsidiary motions may also be applied to certain other subsidiary motions, incidental motions and privileged motions.
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The
Cabinet member advises the Member to hold the motion, for instance to provide time for extra information to come out.
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Privileged motions, which are urgent matters that must be dealt with immediately, even if they interrupt pending business.
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649:. Except for the motion to Reconsider, these motions are main motions and can only be made when no business is pending.
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Normally, this is a motion that introduces a substantive question as a new subject, in which case it is also called an
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provides exceptions to non-renewal through the motions to
Reconsider, Rescind, or Amend Something Previously Adopted.
438:(or Postpone Definitely, or Postpone) -- to delay consideration of the main motion and any pending subsidiary motions.
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motion to be held, and to set a day on which such debate will be held, the motion's text will appear on that day's
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recognizes seven subsidiary motions. Ranked lowest to highest in order of precedence, they are the motions to:
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The motion to
Postpone Indefinitely is omitted. The motion to Table (or Postpone Temporarily) is used instead.
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The Cabinet member has fundamental objections to a motion (such as consequences for keeping their position).
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3) Subsidiary Motion- it is further classified into ancillary motion, supersiding motion and amendment.
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The Cabinet member has no strong opinions and will agree with and take on the judgement of the House.
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the objection to the consideration of a question can only be raised before there has been any debate.
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Motions belonging to the first category are mostly ones which deal with procedural points, such as
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that is, they bring a question back to its original status—as it was prior to the last vote on it.
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Motions which have not yet been granted by the Government a day on which to be debated are called
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are types of motions that are used to consider again a question that was previously disposed of.
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is a motion that relates in varying ways to the main motion and other parliamentary motions.
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treats the fifth class as a type of main motion, under the title "Restorative Main Motions".
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The Cabinet member has objections to the motion and advises the House against adopting it.
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A motion is a formal proposal by a member to do something. Motions are the basis of the
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Motions can accomplish results beyond their stated and obvious purpose. An example in
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444:—to change limitations on number or length of speeches from those previously adopted.
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The motion for the Previous Question is instead called the motion to Close Debate.
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When greater formality is desired, the main motion may be made in the form of a
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of the Netherlands, members may present motions, often to urge a member of the
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The chair announces the results of the vote and what happens with the motion.
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Minority Rights, Majority Rule: Partisanship and the Development of Congress
426:—to change the main motion. (May also be applied to certain other motions).
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Incidental motions, which relate in different ways to the business at hand.
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In legislative bodies, dilatory motions can take the form of demanding
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1284:. Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. p. 325.
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746:, motions to adjourn consumed 23 percent of all floor votes. Speaker
504:, but not if qualified or if adjournment would dissolve the assembly.
143:, a member may say, "I move that the group donate $ 5 to Knowledge."
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Subsidiary motions, which affect the main motion being considered.
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Politics Or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States Senate
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1025:(11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 27.
1052:(2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 19.
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Rescind, repeal, annul or amend something previously adopted
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2032:"Recordaantal moties in één jaar ingediend in Tweede Kamer"
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Another parliamentary maneuver, which has been used in the
1702:"Everything you wanted to know about the "nuclear option""
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procedures of the United States House of Representatives
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process. They focus the group on what is being decided.
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Motions that bring a question again before the assembly
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Motions that bring a question again before the assembly
491:, the privileged motions are, in order of precedence:
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have their own specialized motions as provided in the
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Motions that bring a matter again before the assembly.
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Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion
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Motions are, like proposed laws, usually voted on by
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to adjourn consideration of a matter before the House
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request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion
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Classes 2, 3 and 4 are collectively referred to as "
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Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
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Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls
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Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
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Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure
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motions relating to methods of voting and the polls
1920:Precedents of Proceedings in the House of Commons
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1306:"The Legislative Process: Senate Floor (Video)"
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270:there are broadly three categories of motion:-
1330:"The Legislative Process: House Floor (Video)"
1049:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief
763:day; postpone definitely; adjourn; and so on.
392:objection to the consideration of the question
86:
2103:
639:Rescind or amend something previously adopted
2531:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
2342:Objection to the consideration of a question
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1573:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
1263:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
653:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
611:). Most incidental motions are undebatable.
573:objection to the consideration of a question
526:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
461:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
227:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
193:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)
185:
51:The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
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1823:"TheCapitol.Net > Glossary > D, E, F"
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372:, which is always submitted in writing. A
2603:Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms
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1046:Robert III, Henry M.; et al. (2011).
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885:to change their policy or budget, or as a
251:Standing Rules of the United States Senate
2208:Voting methods in deliberative assemblies
1101:"The Process of Debate - Moving a Motion"
263:also have their own specialized motions.
238:has a similar classification of motions.
810:
547:lists the following incidental motions:
2553:Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
1932:
1914:
1902:"The Works of Jeremy Bentham, ch. XIII"
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1278:Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
235:Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
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2352:Consideration by paragraph or seriatim
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1018:Robert, Henry M.; et al. (2011).
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553:consideration by paragraph or seriatim
190:There are different types of motions.
38:is a formal proposal by a member of a
2523:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
2138:Principles of parliamentary procedure
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630:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
545:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
489:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
411:Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
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123:The chair puts the motion to a vote.
2560:Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
1427:"No. 1 - Senate business documents"
755:imposes a maximum of one motion to
196:divides motions into five classes:
24:
2582:Odgers' Australian Senate Practice
2133:History of parliamentary procedure
1846:Sarah A. Binder, Steven S. Smith.
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957:, though any member may request a
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2673:Motions (parliamentary procedure)
2589:House of Representatives Practice
2377:Request to be excused from a duty
1455:"The Process of Debate - Motions"
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1008:
815:
581:request to be excused from a duty
511:, if another question is pending.
498:, if another question is pending.
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2626:
2309:Fix the time to which to adjourn
2256:Limit or extend limits of debate
2192:
2030:Boom, Wilco (22 December 2022).
1617:Demeter, George (1969).
1379:"About PQs, Answers and Motions"
822:Parliament of the United Kingdom
660:is also included in this group.
549:appeal the decision of the chair
496:Fix the time to which to adjourn
442:Limit or extend limits of debate
2402:Request for any other privilege
2367:Motions relating to nominations
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1571:Sturgis, Alice (2001).
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1261:Sturgis, Alice (2001).
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833:to invoke the previous question
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609:request for any other privilege
565:motions relating to nominations
27:Type of parliamentary procedure
2289:Call for the orders of the day
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13:
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2413:Motions that bring a question
2294:Raise a question of privilege
1961:"Motions made without notice"
1937:(21st ed.). p. 326.
1877:"The Nova Scotia Legislature"
1354:"What are Early day motions?"
1001:
753:Nova Scotia House of Assembly
515:Raise a question of privilege
2546:Riddick's Rules of Procedure
1922:. Vol. II. p. 118.
1700:Grieve, Tim (May 12, 2005).
861:Similar rules apply in most
711:Dilatory tactics and motions
7:
1377:Brown, Chris (2011-05-08).
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744:46th United States Congress
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2251:Postpone to a certain time
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2514:Parliamentary authorities
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186:Classification of motions
2494:Declare the chair vacant
2357:Division of the assembly
1900:Bentham, Jeremy (1839).
1728:. CFIF.org. Oct 23, 2002
1407:parliamentofindia.nic.in
879:House of Representatives
805:British House of Commons
682:Strategic use of motions
561:division of the assembly
247:House of Representatives
175:call of the next meeting
2481:Disciplinary procedures
2390:Request for information
2119:Parliamentary procedure
2064:"Moties - Eerste Kamer"
2003:"Motie - Parlement.com"
1021:Robert's Rules of Order
887:motion of no confidence
829:motions to close debate
688:Robert's Rules of Order
597:request for information
60:The ABC of Chairmanship
47:Robert's Rules of Order
32:parliamentary procedure
2448:Legislative procedures
2398:Request to read papers
2382:Requests and inquiries
2347:Division of a question
1948:Parliamentary Practice
1933:Boulton, C.J. (1989).
1726:"The 'Nuclear Option'"
1461:. Parliament of Canada
1107:. Parliament of Canada
820:In both Houses of the
605:request to read papers
589:requests and inquiries
557:division of a question
388:incidental main motion
273:1) Substantive Motion
2433:Discharge a committee
2386:Parliamentary inquiry
2236:Postpone indefinitely
2143:Deliberative assembly
811:National Legislatures
643:Discharge a committee
593:parliamentary inquiry
418:Postpone indefinitely
276:2) Substitute Motion
77:group decision-making
40:deliberative assembly
2471:Recall of Parliament
1621:, Blue Book, p. 152
1275:Mason, Paul (2010).
841:or to sit in private
793:legislative sessions
748:Thomas Brackett Reed
703:, is the so-called "
701:United States Senate
463:differs as follows:
386:Otherwise, it is an
381:original main motion
243:United States Senate
2615:ABC of Chairmanship
2423:Take from the table
1989:"Moving of motions"
897:
635:Take from the table
328:May be reconsidered
289:
268:Parliament of India
99:and makes a motion.
2575:Lex Parliamentaria
2319:Incidental motions
2281:Privileged motions
2228:Subsidiary motions
1827:www.thecapitol.net
1799:, pp. 342–343
1520:, pp. 101–102
1493:, pp. 106–107
1151:, pp. 105–106
1078:, pp. 104–105
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772:Renewal of motions
735:Jefferson's Manual
288:Main motion (RONR)
287:
113:states the motion.
2638:
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2466:Motion to pass on
2456:Call of the house
2337:Suspend the rules
2261:Previous question
2218:Unanimous consent
2198:Order of business
1861:Binder, Sarah A.
1265:, 4th ed., p. 36
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398:Subsidiary motion
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