| Interrupt Speaker?: YES |
Second?: REQUIRED |
Precedence:
- Adjourn
- Recess
- Question of Privilege
- Postpone
Temporarily
- Close Debate
- Limit Debate
- Postpone
Definitely
- Refer to Committee
- Amend
- a. The Main Motion
b. Specific Main Motions
Reconsider
Rescind
Resume Consideration
|
| Debatable?: YES |
Amendable?: NO |
| Vote: MAJORITY in
the negative to overule the Speaker |
Precedence: HIGHEST
as an incidental motion and must be decided immediately |
| Applies to?: Rulings
and decisions of the Speaker |
Other Motions?: To close debate, limit debate and
to withdraw |
Notes:
- An appeal is the motion by which the House may review a ruling
or decision of the Speaker.
- Any decision of the Speaker involving a judgement is subject
to appeal.
- An appeal is permissible only immediately after the Speaker's
decision has been rendered. If any other business has intervened,
an appeal is not in order.
- If the Speaker's explanation convinces the delegate who has
appealed that the decision is correct, the delegate may withdraw
the appeal.
- If the delegate's reasons for the appeal are compeling, the
Speaker may change the ruling, and the appeal is automatically
dropped.
- The Speaker's decision or ruling is sustained on a majority
or tie vote.
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