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motion In physics, motion is when an object changes its position with respect to a reference point in a given time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed, and frame of reference to an o ...

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parliamentary procedure Parliamentary procedures are the accepted Procedural law, rules, ethics, and Norm (sociology), customs governing meetings of an deliberative assembly, assembly or organization. Their object is to allow orderly deliberation upon questions of inte ...

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Main motion In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take a particular action. These may include legislative motions, budgetary motions, supplementary budgetary motions, and petitionary ...

Subsidiary motions A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unl ...

(Descending order of Precedence)§§§§§ ; Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) * Lay on the table *

Previous question In US parliamentary procedure, the previous question (also known as "calling for the question", "calling the question", "close debate", "calling for a vote", "vote now", or other similar forms) is generally used as a motion to end debate on a pend ...

Limit or extend limits of debate Debate in parliamentary procedure refers to discussion on the merits of a pending question; that is, whether it should or should not be agreed to. It is also commonly referred to as "discussion". Purpose When a motion has been made and is before ...

* Postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely) * Commit or refer * Amend *

Postpone indefinitely In parliamentary procedure, the motion In physics, motion is when an object changes its position with respect to a reference point in a given time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, accelerati ...

; The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) * Postpone temporarily, or table * Close debate * Limit or extend debate *

Postpone to a certain time In parliamentary procedure in the United States, a motion to postpone to a certain time (or postpone definitely or postpone) is used to delay action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, hour or until after a certain event. Then, wh ...

* Refer to committee * Amend ; Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure (Demeter) * Lay on the table *

* Limit or extend debate * Postpone to a definite time * Refer to a committee * Amend the main motion *

Privileged motions In parliamentary procedure, a motion is a formal proposal by a member of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take a particular action. These may include legislative motions, budgetary motions, supplementary budgetary motions, and petitionary ...

(Descending order of Precedence) ; RONR *

Fix the time to which to adjourn In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn. Law In law, to adjourn means to suspend or pos ...

Adjourn In parliamentary procedure, an adjournment ends a meeting. It could be done using a motion to adjourn. A time for another meeting could be set using the motion to fix the time to which to adjourn. Law In law, to adjourn means to suspend or postp ...

* Recess * Raise a question of privilege * Call for the orders of the day ; TSC *

* Recess * Raise a question of privilege ; Demeter * Fix the day to which to adjourn *

* Recess * Raise a question of privilege * Call for the orders of the day

Incidental motions

(No order of Precedence) *

Point of order In parliamentary procedure, a point of order occurs when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly. Explanation and uses In ''Robert's Rules of Order, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'' (RONR), a ...

Appeal (motion) In parliamentary procedure, a motion to appeal from the decision of the chair is used to challenge a ruling of the chair. Explanation and use The most common occasions for the motion to appeal are when the chair misassigns the floor or incorrectly ...

Suspend the rules In United States parliamentary procedure, a suspension of the rules allows a deliberative assembly to set aside its normal rules to do something that it could not do otherwise. However, there are rules that cannot be suspended. Explanation of use ...

Objection to the consideration of a question __NOTOC__ In parliamentary procedure, an objection to the consideration of a question is a motion that is adopted to prevent an original main motion from coming before the assembly. This motion is different from an objection to a unanimous cons ...

* Division of a question * Consideration by paragraph or seriatim * Division of the assembly *

Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls Deliberative assembly, Deliberative assemblies – bodies that use parliamentary procedure to arrive at Decision making, decisions – use several methods of voting on motion (parliamentary procedure), motions (formal proposal by members of a delib ...

* Motions relating to nominations * Request to be excused from a duty *

Requests and inquiries In parliamentary procedure, requests and inquiries are Motion (parliamentary procedure), motions used by members of a deliberative assembly to obtain information or to do or have something done that requires permission of the assembly. Except for ...

**Parliamentary inquiry **Request for information **Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion **Request to read papers **Request for any other privilege

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly

; Bring a Question back motions (RONR) * Rescind or amend something previously adopted * Discharge a committee *

Reconsider In parliamentary procedure, reconsideration of a motion (or reconsideration of a question) may be done on a matter previously decided. The motion to "reconsider" is used for this purpose. This motion originated in the United States and is generall ...

* Take from the table ; Restorative motions (TSC) * Amend a previously action *

Ratify Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

* Rescind * Resume Consideration ; Restoratory motions (Demeter) *

* Expunge * Rescind * Reconsider and Enter *

* Take from the table

References

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