Raise a Question of Privilege (Privileged)

Name three debatable subsidiary motions that take precedence over the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege.

There are none.

Name three forms of wording used to make the motion Raise a Question of Privilege.

1. "I rise to a question of privilege affecting [or "related to"] the assembly." 2. "I rise to a question of privilege of the assembly." 3. "I rise to a question of personal privilege." 4. "I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly." 5. "I rise to a question of privilege."

Assume a member raises a question of privilege asking that the chair turn up the volume on his microphone. 1. What vote is required to adopt the request? 2. Explain your answer to #1. 3. If the chair's ruling is not satisfactory to any member, what action could be taken?

1. A vote is not taken . 2. The chair rules. 3. The ruling is appealed and a vote is taken to determine the result.

1. When should minutes of an "executive session" be approved? 2. If a subsequent "executive session" is held solely for the purpose of approving the minutes of a prior "executive session", what is the procedure for those minutes?

1. At a subsequent meeting in executive session unless the secrecy has been lifted by the assembly. 2. The brief minutes of the latter meeting are assumed to be approved by that meeting.

Name three examples of questions of privilege that relate to the assembly.

1. Comfort of assembly. 2. Conduct of officers, employees, or visitors. 3. Punishment of officers. 4. Accuracy of proceeding reports. 5. A motion to go into executive session.

Describe the Standard Descriptive Characteristics (abbrev. SDCs) for the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege that relate to: 1. Seconding. 2. Voting. 3. If it can be made when another member has the floor.

1. Does not require a second unless it is allowed as a main motion. 2. No vote. Chair rules on. 3. Can be made when another member has the floor.

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege has precedence over all motions except three. Name them.

1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn. 2. Adjourn. 3. Recess.

Name three undebatable subsidiary motions that the motion Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over.

1. Lay on the Table. 2. Previous Question. 3. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate.

Name three unamendable subsidiary motions that the motion Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over.

1. Lay on the Table. 2. Previous Question. 3. Postpone Indefinitely.

Name three amendable subsidiary motions that the motion Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over.

1. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate. 2. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely). 3. Commit or Refer. 4. Amend.

Name three debatable subsidiary motions that the motion Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over.

1. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely). 2. Commit or Refer. 3. Amend. 4. Postpone Indefinitely.

1. Assume a Question of Privilege affecting the assembly and a Question of Personal Privilege are proposed at the same time, which takes precedence over the other? 2. Explain your answer.

1. The Question of Privilege affecting the Assembly takes precedence over the Question of Personal Privilege 2. The Question of Privilege affects more members of the assembly.

If a question of privilege has been ruled on adversely by the chair, explain under what circumstance can that or another motion to Raise a Question of Privilege be renewed?

1. The same motion to Raise a Question of Privilege cannot be renewed at the same session. 2. The same motion to Raise a Question of Privilege can be renewed at a subsequent session. 3. A different motion to Raise a Question of Privilege can be made during the same session as long as it is for a different purpose.

1. What is the purpose of a Raise Question Of Privilege? 2. Can the chair's response to a Raise Question of Privilege be appealed? 3. Which privileged motion does a Raise Question of Privilege have rank over?

1. To allow a member to immediately bring up a matter for consideration related to the rights and privileges of a single member of the assembly. 2. Yes. 3. Call for the Orders of the Day.

Describe the Standard Descriptive Characteristics (abbrev. SDCs) for the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege that relate to: 1. Debate. 2. Amending. 3. Reconsidering.

1. Undebatable unless allowed as a main motion. 2. Unamendable. 3. Cannot be reconsidered.

When a member "rises to a question of privilege," the chair must make two rulings at that time, what are those two rulings?

1. Whether the request or motion is in fact a question of privilege. 2. If so, whether it is urgent enough to interrupt pending business.

Assume you are the chairman and a member rises to a Raise a Question of Personal Privilege to correct the spelling of their name in the minutes. Before the chair makes a ruling, another member rises to a Question of Privilege affecting the Assembly to move to go into executive session. 1. Is this in order? 2. Explain your answer to question #1. 3. Assuming both are in order and allowed by the chair, what is the next step for the chairman?

1. Yes. 2. The question of personal privilege yields to the question of privilege affecting the assembly. 3. The chair would ask for a second on the motion to go into executive session and process it as any other main motion.

What is the difference between the device to Raise a Question of Privilege and the question of privilege itself?

Raising a Question of Privilege allows the chair to decide whether to request or main motion will be admitted at the priority of a privileged motion. The question of privilege itself is a request or a main motion. After having been admitted, it has the same rank and Standard Descriptive Characteristics as a main motion or a simple request.