CHART - Key Parliamentary Rules
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| Motion | Debatable | Amendable | Requires a Second | Vote Required | In Order When Another Is Speaking | Can Be Reconsidered | Motions to Which It Applies | Motions Which Apply to It |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjourn | No | No | Yes | Majority | No | No | None | None |
| Recess | No | Yes | Yes | Majority | No | No | None | None |
| Question of Privilege (treat as Main Motion) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | Yes | Yes | None | All |
| Appeal | No | No | Yes | Majority | Yes | Yes | Any decision of the chair | Lay on table, close debate or reconsider |
| Point of Order | No | No | No | None, unless appeal; then majority | Yes | Yes | Any motion or act | None |
| Suspension of Rules | No | No | Yes | 2/3 | Yes | Yes | Any motion where needed | None |
| Lay on the Table | No | No | Yes | Majority | No | No | Main questions, appeals, question of privilege, reconsider | None |
| Previous Question (close debate) | No | No | Yes | 2/3 | No | Yes | Any debatable motion | Reconsider |
| Limit or Extended Limits of Debate | No | Yes | Yes | 2/3 | No | Yes | Any debatable motion | Reconsider |
| Postpone to a Definite Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | No | Yes | Main motion, question of privilege | Amend, reconsider, limit or close debate |
| Refer or Commit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | No | Yes | Main motion, question of privilege | Amend, reconsider, limit or close debate |
| Amend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | No | Yes | Main motion, limit debate, refer, postpone, fix time of next meeting | Amend, reconsider, or close debate |
| Main Motion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | No | Yes | None | All |
| Reconsideration (main motion) | Yes, if motion to which it applies is debatable | No | Yes | Majority | Yes | No | Any motion except adjourn, suspend rules, lay on table | Lay on table, postpone, or limit debate |
| Rescind (main motion) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2/3 of members present; majority when notice to rescind was given at previous meeting | No | Yes | Main motion, appeals, question of privilege | all |