Parliamentary Procedure Cheat Sheet Page 3
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4THE CHIEF PURPOSES OF MOTIONS
PURPOSE
MOTION
Present an idea for consideration and
Main motion
action
Resolution
Consider informally
Improve a pending motion
Amend
Division of question
Regulate or cut off debate
Limit or extend debate
Close debate
Delay a decision
Refer to committee
Postpone to a certain time
Postpone temporarily
Recess
Adjourn
Suppress a proposal
Table
Withdraw a motion
Meet an emergency
Question of privilege
Suspend rules
Gain information on a pending motion
Parliamentary inquiry
Request for information
Request to ask member a question
Question of privilege
Question the decision of the presiding
Point of order
officer
Appeal from decision of chair
Enforce rights and privileges
Division of assembly
Division of question
Parliamentary inquiry
Point of order
Appeal from decision of chair
Consider a question again
Resume consideration
Reconsider
Rescind
Renew a motion
Amend a previous action
Ratify
Change an action already taken
Reconsider
Rescind
Amend a previous action
Terminate a meeting
Adjourn
Recess
(From The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure by Alice Sturgis)
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