Roberts Rules Cheat Sheet
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5ROBERTS RULES CHEAT SHEET
To:
You say:
Interrupt
Second
Debatable
Amendable
Vote
Speaker
Needed
Needed
Adjourn
"I move that we adjourn"
No
Yes
No
No
Majority
Recess
"I move that we recess until…"
No
Yes
No
Yes
Majority
Complain about noise, room
"Point of privilege"
Yes
No
No
No
Chair
temp., etc.
Decides
Suspend further consideration of
"I move that we table it"
No
Yes
No
No
Majority
something
End debate
"I move the previous question"
No
Yes
No
No
2/3
Postpone consideration of
"I move we postpone this matter
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Majority
something
until…"
Amend a motion
"I move that this motion be amended
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Majority
by…"
Introduce business (a primary
"I move that…"
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Majority
motion)
The above listed motions and points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another that
is listed below, but you may introduce another that is listed above it.
To:
You say:
Interrupt
Second
Debatable
Amendable
Vote Needed
Speaker
Needed
Object to procedure or
"Point of order"
Yes
No
No
No
Chair decides
personal affront
Request information
"Point of information"
Yes
No
No
No
None
Ask for vote by actual count
"I call for a division of the house"
Must be done
No
No
No
None unless
to verify voice vote
before new
someone
motion
objects
Object to considering some
"I object to consideration of this
Yes
No
No
No
2/3
undiplomatic or improper
question"
matter
Take up matter previously
"I move we take from the table…"
Yes
Yes
No
No
Majority
tabled
Reconsider something
"I move we now (or later) reconsider
Yes
Yes
Only if original
No
Majority
already disposed of
our action relative to…"
motion was
debatable
Consider something out of its
"I move we suspend the rules and
No
Yes
No
No
2/3
scheduled order
consider…"
Vote on a ruling by the Chair
"I appeal the Chair’s decision"
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Majority
The motions, points and proposals listed above have no established order of preference; any of them may be introduced at any time except when meeting
is considering one of the top three matters listed from the first chart (Motion to Adjourn, Recess or Point of Privilege).
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