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Motion to Suspend the Rules  

Interrupt Speaker?: NO Second?: REQUIRED Precedence:
  1. Adjourn
  2. Recess
  3. Question of Privilege
  4. Postpone Temporarily
  5. Close Debate
  6. Limit Debate
  7. Postpone Definitely
  8. Refer to Committee
  9. Amend
  10. a. The Main Motion
    b. Specific Main Motions
    Reconsider
    Rescind
    Resume Consideration
Debatable?: NO Amendable?: NO
Vote: TWO THIRDS Precedence: HIGHEST as an incidental motion and must be decided immediately
Applies to?: NO OTHER MOTION Other Motions?: To withdraw
Notes:
  • The purpose of the motion to suspend the rules is to take some action that otherwise would be prevented by a procedural rule or by a program already adopted.

Incidental Motions:

Motions: Appeal | Suspend Rules | Consider Informally
Requests: Point of Order | Parliamentary Inquiry | Withdraw a Motion | Division of Question | Division of Assembly

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Interrupt Speaker | Requires a Second | Debatable / Amendable | Vote Required

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