2018 South Carolina Nurses Association State Convention

2018 South Carolina Nurses Association
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AT A GLANCE
BASED ON ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER
TO DO THIS
Adjourn the meeting*
Recess the meeting*
Complain about
noise, room
temperature, etc.
Suspend further
consideration of
something”
End debate
Postpone
consideration of
something
Have something
studied further
Amend a motion
YOU SAY THIS
“I move the meeting
be adjourned”
“I move the meeting
be recessed until...”
“Point of personal
privilege”
“I move to table the
motion”
“I move the previous
question”
“I move this matter
be postponed until...”
“I move this matter
be referred to a
Committee”
“I move that this
motion be amended
by...”
MAY YOU
INTERRUPT
SPEAKER?
31
MUST
YOU BE
SECONDED?
IS THE
MOTION
DEBATABLE?
WHAT
VOTE IS
REQUIRED?
NO YES NO Majority
NO YES NO Majority
YES NO NO No Vote
NO YES NO Majority
NO YES NO 2/3 vote
NO YES YES Majority
NO YES YES Majority
NO YES YES Majority
Introduce business
“I move that...” NO YES YES Majority
(a primary motion)
Object to a procedure
or to a personal affront* “Point of Order” YES NO NO
No Vote
*Chair Decides
Request Information* “Point of Information” YES NO NO No Vote
Ask for a vote by
actual count to verify
a voice vote*
Object to considering
some undiplomatic
matter*
Take up a matter
previously tabled*
Reconsider something
already disposed of*
Consider something
out of its scheduled
order*
Vote on a ruling by
the chair*
*Not Amendable
“I call for a division
of the house”
“I object to
consideration of this
question”
“I move to take from
the table...”
“I move to reconsider
the action relative to...”
“I move to suspend
the rules and
consider...”
“I appeal the chair’s
decision”
NO NO NO No Vote
YES NO NO 2/3 Vote
NO YES NO Majority
YES YES YES Majority
NO YES NO 2/3 Vote
YES YES YES Majority