| Interrupt Speaker?: NO |
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
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| Debatable?: YES
(see notes) |
Amendable?: YES
(see notes) |
| Vote: MAJORITY |
Precedence: LOWEST |
| Applies to?: NO OTHER MOTION |
Other Motions?: all subsidiary motions, specific
main motions and the motion to withdraw |
Notes:
- The main motion is the basic motion for the transaction of
business.
- A main motion can only be proposed when there is no other
motion pending in front of the House.
- The proposer of a main motion may rephrase or withdraw the
motion at any time before it is stated by the Speaker to the
House. After the speaker has stated the motion to the House,
it can only changed or withdraw with the permission of the House.
- Main motions should be stated in the affirmative to avoid
confusion.
- As soon as the main motion is stated to the House by the Speaker,
it is open for debate. It cannot be debated before this unless
a motion has been passed to discuss it informally (see Sturgis).
- Once a main motion has been stated to the House, some action
must be taken on it.
- When a main motion has been acted on and lost, it cannot be
renewed at the same House in the same or substantially the same
words. It may be "reconsidered." It may also be presented
as a new motion to a future House.
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