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A matter that was voted on could be brought back again through the motion to reconsider.Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), this motion must be made within a limited time after the action on the original motion: either on the same day or in the case of a multi-day session (such as a convention), on the next day within the session in which business is conducted.
In parliamentary procedure, using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), the motion to consider by paragraph (or consider seriatim) is used to consider separately the different parts of a report or long motion consisting of a series of resolutions, paragraphs, articles, or sections that are not totally separate questions.
A motion is a formal proposal by a member to do something. [1] Motions are the basis of the group decision-making process. [2] They focus the group on what is being decided. According to Robert's Rules, generally, a motion should be phrased in a way to take an action
The general rule is that the first member to rise and address the chair after another member has yielded the floor (by sitting down) is entitled to the floor. [2] Exceptions to this general rule include the following: The maker of a motion is entitled to speak first in debate on it. [3]
Under the rules in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, the right of members to participate in debate is limited to two ten-minute speeches per day on a question. [3] Riddick's Rules of Procedure also specifies a default limit of ten minutes. [4] The United States Senate has a limit of two speeches and no time limit for the speeches.
Using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), before a motion has been stated by the chair, permission is unnecessary for the maker of the motion to withdraw it or modify it. [11] After a motion is placed before the assembly, permission from the assembly is required to withdraw it or modify it. [11]
Henry M. Robert. A U.S. Army officer, Henry Martyn Robert (1837–1923), saw a need for a standard of parliamentary procedure while living in San Francisco.He found San Francisco in the mid-to-late 19th century to be a chaotic place where meetings of any kind tended to be tumultuous, with little consistency of procedure and with people of many nationalities and traditions thrown together.
Postponing a motion is permitted so long as: There is a meeting on the date the motion is postponed to. For example, a main motion cannot be postponed to a day where there is no regular meeting or where a special meeting has not been planned yet. The date to which the main motion is being postponed is not too late for it to be effective.