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Parliamentary Motions

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Motion / Terminology
Main Motion / I Move: that or to ….. (Use whatever transition word needed to make a complete sentence!)
Lay on the Table / I Move that we Lay on the Table the motion that… OR
I Move to Lay on the Table the motion to …
Previous Question / I Move the Previous Question
Refer to a Committee / I Move that we Refer to a Committee the motion that…
OR
I Move to Refer to a Committee the motion to…
Amend / I Move that we Amend the motion that … by (striking, inserting, or striking and inserting) …
OR
I Move to Amend the motion to … by (striking, inserting, or striking and inserting) ...
Point of Order / I rise to a Point of Order
Appeal from the Decision of the Chair / I Appeal from the Decision of the Chair
Suspend Standing Rules / Our chapter has a standing rule (state rule). Because it may be desirable to do this, I Move that we Suspend the Standing Rule that (state rule).
Division of the Assembly / I call for Division of the Assembly
Nominations / I Nominate … for the office of …..
Parliamentary Inquiry / I rise to a Point of Parliamentary Inquiry
Withdraw (Before it is stated by the chair) / I Withdraw my motion that…
OR
I Withdraw my motion to…
Withdraw (After being stated by the chair) / I Request Permission to Withdraw my motion that…
OR
I Request Permission to Withdraw my motion to…
Adjourn / I Move that we Adjourn this meeting
OR
I Move to Adjourn this meeting
Take from the Table / I Move that we Take from the Table the motion that …
OR
I Move to Take from the Table the motion to…
Discharge a Committee / At the last meeting the motion … was referred to a committee. Because the committee has not taken up the … matter, I Move to Discharge the Committee.
Reconsider / I Move to Reconsider the vote on the motion that …; I voted on the prevailing side.
Rescind / I Move that we Rescind the motion that…
OR
I Move to Rescind the motion to…
Motion / Terminology
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate / I Move to Limit Debate on this motion to not more than … minutes.
Postpone to a Certain Time (Definitely) / I Move that we Postpone this motion until the next regular meeting.
OR
I Move to Postpone this motion until the next regular meeting.
Postpone Indefinitely / I Move that we Postpone the motion that …… Indefinitely.
OR
I Move to Postpone the motion to ….. Indefinitely
Object to the Consideration of a Question / I object to the Consideration of the Question
Division of the Question / I Move that we Divide the Motion into two parts with the first part being ……….. and the second part being ………..
OR
I Move to Divide the Motion into two parts with the first part being ……….…. and the second part being…………
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn / I Move to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn so that when we adjourn, we adjourn to next …… at ….. in our normal meeting room.
Recess / I Move that we take a ….. minute Recess.
OR
I Move to take a ….. minute Recess.
Raise a Question of Privilege / I Rise to a Question of Privilege
Call for Orders of the Day / I Call for the Orders of the Day

*Motions and Terminology that are Bolded are the only motions that will be considered in this year’s (2015) Parliamentary Contest. Normal font motions are newly-added, and may be used in the 2016 LDEs.

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