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Handling The Motion

Learn how to bring motions before the assembly, the process of seconding a motion, types and precedence of motions, and the significance of privileged, subsidiary, incidental, and unclassified motions.

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Handling The Motion

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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. Types of subsidiary motions. Lay on the table Previous question Postpone definitely Limit debate Refer to committee Amendments Postpone indefinitely Subsidiary Motions

  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.

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