IV. MOTIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY STEPS

• Which Are in Order When Another Has the Floor and Do Not Require a Second

Can interrupt a person speaking in debate if urgency requires it.

Call for a Division of the Assembly (29)

Call for separate vote(s) on one or more of a series of unrelated resolutions that have been offered by a single motion (10:25, 27:10), or on one or more of a series of amendments on which the chair has stated the question in gross (12:14, 27:11, 51:48(b), 52:13, 52:23)

Call for the Orders of the Day (18)

Calling a member to order (61:11)

Parliamentary Inquiry (33:3–5)

Point of Order (23)

Raise a Question of Privilege (19)

Request for Information (33:6–10)

Request to Be Excused from a Duty (32)

Requests, or motions to grant the request of another member, as follows:

For Permission to Withdraw or Modify a Motion (33:11–19)

For Permission to Read Papers (33:20–21)

For Any Other Privilege (33:22)

In order when another has been assigned the floor but has not begun to speak. (See particular rules under references given.)

Notice of intent to introduce a motion requiring such notice (10:44–51)

Objection to the Consideration of a Question (26)

• Which Are in Order When Another Has the Floor but Must Be Seconded

Can interrupt a person speaking in debate if urgency requires it.

Appeal (24)

Formal motion to grant maker’s own request, if it is not granted by unanimous consent (32; 33:11–22)

In order when another has been assigned the floor but has not begun to speak. (See particular rules under references given.)

Reconsider (to make the motion, but not to have it considered at that time; 37)

Reconsider and Enter on the Minutes (to make the motion; 37:46–52)

• Which Are out of Order When Another Has the Floor but Do Not Require a Second

Call up a motion to Reconsider or a motion to Reconsider and Enter on the Minutes (37)

Nominations* (46)

Proposals for filling blanks* (12:92–113)

* When chair calls for them, can be offered without obtaining the floor.