Parliamentary Procedure
Motion Chart

Motion

Kind

Debate

Amend

Subsidiary

Second

Vote

Interrupt

To fix time to which to adjourn

P*

N

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To adjourn

P*

N

N

N

Y

Maj.

N

To take a recess

P*

N

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To raise a question of privilege

P

N

N

N

N

**

Y

To call for the orders of the day

P

N

N

N

N

**

Y

















To raise a point of order

I

N

N

N

N

**

Y

To appeal from the decision of the chair

I

N*

N

Y

Y

Maj.

Y

To suspend the rules

I

N

N

N

Y

2/3

N

To object to the consideration of a question

I

N

N

N

N

2/3

N

To divide the question

I

N

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To call for a division

I

N

N

N

N

**

Y

To nominate

I

N

N

N

N

**

N

To make a request growing out of business

I

N

N

N

N

**

Y

















To lay on the table

S

N

N

N

Y

Maj.

N

To call for the previous question

S

N

N

N

Y

2/3

N

To limit or extend time for debate

S

N

Y

Y

Y

2/3

N

To postpone definitely

S

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To commit or refer

S

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To amend

S

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

To postpone indefinitely

S

Y

N

Y

Y

Maj.

N

















To take from the table

U

N

N

N

Y

Maj.

N

To reconsider

U

Y*

N

Y

Y

Maj.

Y

To rescind

U

Y

Y

Y

Y

**

N

To ratify

U

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N

















Main motions

M

Y

Y

Y

Y

Maj.

N