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ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER

"CHEAT SHEET"
MAY YOU
INTERRUPT MUST YOU BE IS THE MOTION IS THE MOTION WHAT VOTE
TO DO THIS: (1) YOU SAY THIS: SPEAKER? SECONDED? DEBATABLE? AMENDABLE? IS REQUIRED?
Adjourn the "I move we May not interrupt Majority vote
Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable
meeting adjourn" speaker required
"I move that we May not interrupt Majority vote
Recess the meeting Must be seconded Not debatable Amendable
recess until…." speaker required
Complain about
May interrupt No vote required
noise, room temp., "Point of privilege" No second needed Not debatable (2) Not amendable
speaker (3)
etc.
Suspend further
May not interrupt Majority vote
consideration of "I move we table it" Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable
speaker required
something
"I move the May not interrupt Two-thirds vote
End debate Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable
previous question" speaker required
Postpone "I move we
May not interrupt Majority vote
consideration of postpone this Must be seconded Debatable Amendable
speaker required
something matter until…"
"I move we refer
Have something May not interrupt Majority vote
this matter to a Must be seconded Debatable Amendable
studied further speaker required
committee/attny"
"I move that this
May not interrupt Majority vote
Amend a motion motion be Must be seconded Debatable Amendable
speaker required
amended by…"
Introduce business May not interrupt Majority vote
"I move that…" Must be seconded Debatable Amendable
(a primary motion) speaker required

(1) The motions or points above are listed in established order of precedence. When one of them is pending,
you may not introduce another that's listed below it, but you may introduce another that's listed above it.
(2) In this case, any resulting motion is debatable.
(3) Chair decides.
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ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER
"CHEAT SHEET"

MAY YOU
INTERRUPT MUST YOU BE IS THE MOTION IS THE MOTION WHAT VOTE
TO DO THIS: (1) YOU SAY THIS: SPEAKER? SECONDED? DEBATABLE? AMENDABLE? IS REQUIRED?
Object to a
May interrupt No vote required,
procedure or to a "Point of order" No second needed Not debatable Not amendable
speaker chair decides
personal affront
Request "Point of If urgent may
No second needed Not debatable Not amendable No vote required
information information" interrupt speaker
As for a vote by No vote required
"I call for a division May not interrupt
actual count to No second needed Not debatable Not amendable unless someone
of the house" speaker (2)
verify a voice vote objects (3)
Object to
"I object to
considering some May interrupt Two thirds vote
consideration of No second needed Not debatable Not amendable
undiplomatic or speaker required
this question"
improper matter
Take up matter "I move we take May interrupt
Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable Majority required
previously tabled from the table" speaker
"I move we now (or
Reconsider
later) reconsider May interrupt Debatable if original
something already Must be seconded Not amendable Majority required
our action relative speaker motion is debatable
disposed of
to…"

Consider "I move we

May interrupt Two thirds vote
something out of its suspend the rules Must be seconded Not debatable Not amendable
speaker required
scheduled order and consider…"

Vote on a ruling by "I appeal the chairs May not interrupt

Must be seconded Debatable Not amendable Majority required
the chair decision" speaker

(1) The motions or points above have no established order of precedence.

Any may be introduced at any time, except when the meeting is considering one
of the top 3 matters listed in the chart on page 1 (adjourn, recess, point of privilege).
(2) But division must be called before another motion is started.
(3) Then majority vote is required.