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Handling the Motion. Motion is pending after the chair has stated the question:The motion becomes debatable.A vote is taken after debate.Motion is adopted or carried.Motion is defeated or rejected.. Handling the Motion. Seconding a Motion:Raise your hand.Gain recognition from chair, state your
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1. Handling The Motion How the motion is brought before the assembly:
A member presents a motion.
Another member seconds the motion.
Chairperson restates the motion.
2. Handling the Motion Motion is pending after the chair has stated the question:
The motion becomes debatable.
A vote is taken after debate.
Motion is adopted or carried.
Motion is defeated or rejected.
3. Handling the Motion Seconding a Motion:
Raise your hand.
Gain recognition from chair, state your last name & chapter.
State “Second” or “I second the motion.”
If motion fails to be seconded, the motion dies.
4. Main Motion Consideration:
Members are entitled to debate the motion.
Chair puts the motion to a vote.
Chairperson announces the result of the vote.
5. Types Of Motions Motions are classified into five categories.
Main
Subsidiary
Privileged
Incidental
Unclassified
6. Types of Motions Motions take precedence according to their rank.
A motion with precedence has greater importance and/or higher ranking than another.
7. Types of Motions Precedence:
Privilege motions
Subsidiary motions
Incidental motions
Unclassified motions
Main motions
8. Privileged Motions Have no connection with the main motion.
Entitled to immediate consideration to all other motions.
Kinds of privileged motions.
Question of privilege
Adjourn
9. Subsidiary Motions Assists in treating or disposing of a main motion.
Have a definite order in which they must be disposed of before the main motion.
10. Subsidiary Motions Types of subsidiary motions.
Lay on the table
Previous question
Postpone definitely
Limit debate Refer to committee
Amendments
Postpone indefinitely
11. Incidental Motions Motions that arise incidentally out of the business of the assembly.
Have no order of precedence among themselves.
Must be acted on before any other motion, except privileged motions.
12. Incidental Motions Types of Incidental Motions:
Appeal: used to determine whether or not a decision by the chair is valid.
Point of Order: used to determine if the rules of the assembly are being violated.
Division of the House: used when in doubt of the results of the vote.
13. Incidental Motions Types of Incidental Motions:
Withdraw: used to take back or modify a motion.
Parliamentary Inquiry: used to determine if the rules of the organization or parliamentary law are adhered.
Point of Information: used to determine relevant information to the business at hand.
14. Unclassified Motions Motions that call up business for further deliberation, and have rank of main motions.
Types of Unclassified motions.
Reconsider: used to correct hasty, ill-advised or erroneous action
Take from the Table: used to consider business that was laid aside.
Rescind: used to invalidate by later action.
15. Main Motions Brings business before the assembly.
Ranks lowest in the order of precedence of motions.