Parliamentary Procedure Pertinent Facts

Nominations

A nomination does not require a second A nomination is debatable Candidates are voted on in the order in which nominated A majority vote is required to elect

Orders of the Day

A second is nor required It is undebatable and unamendable A two-thirds vote is required to not return to the orders of the day. It cannot be reconsidered

Parliamentary Inquiry

A second is not required It is undebatable and unamendable A vote is not required It cannot be reconsidered Recognition is not necessary It may interrupt a speaker

Division

A second is not required. It is undebatable and unamendable. A vote is not required to order a standing vote. Recognition is not necessary. It may interrupt a speaker. It cannot be reconsidered.

Main Motion

A second is required It is always debatable and amendable A majority vote is necessary It may be reconsidered It ranks last in precedence

Refer to a Committee

A second is required It is debatable and amendable A majority vote is required It may be reconsidered before the committee takes up the question

Rescind

A second is required It is debatable and amendable A majority vote is required if previous notice of the proposed action was given otherwise a two thirds vote is required It cannot be applied to action that cannot be reversed Only a negative vote can be reconsidered

Appeal

A second is required It is debatable except in cases where it relates to indecorum( improper conduct), priority of business, or deviation from the rules of speaking It cannot be amended A majority vote ot tie is required to sustain chair It can be reconsidered

Reconsider

A second is required It is debatable if the question to be reconsidered is debatable It is unamendable A majority vote is required It cannot be reconsidered

Amend

A second is required It is debatable when the motion to which it applies is debatable A first rank amendment may be amended by an amendment of the second rank

Previous Question

A second is required It is undebatable & unamendable A two-thirds vote is required It may be reconsidered before th affirmative vote is taken on the pending question or questions

Adjourn

A second is required It is undebatable and unamendable A majority vote is required It cannot be reconsidered It cannot be made while the chapter is voting

Point of Order

It does not require a second It is undebatable and unamendable Recognition is not necessary It may interrupt a speaker A vote is not required unless refered to the chapter for a decision, at which time a majority vote is necessary It may not be reconsidered

Lay on the Table

To temporarily delay actions on an item of buisness Second is required It is undebatable and unamendable A majority vote is necessary It cannot be reconsidered

Suspend

A second is required It is undebatable and unamendable A majority vote is required (a two-thirds vote is required to suspend an order of business that has been previously adopted) It cannot be reconsidered

Take from the Table

A second is required It is undebatable and unamendable A majority vote is required It cannot be reconsidered