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Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls are incidental motions used to obtain a vote on a question in some form other than by voice or by division of the assembly; or to close or reopen the polls. For instance, a motion can be made to vote by ballot. [19]
Unanimous consent is frequently used to approve the minutes. [14] If no one has corrections to the minutes, they are approved without a formal vote by unanimous consent. [17] In this special case of unanimous consent, the only way to object to the approval of the minutes is to offer a correction to it. [17]
A motion may not be postponed to the next meeting if that meeting is scheduled for more than a quarterly time interval away. [6] If a body's next meeting is more than a quarterly time interval away, it is customary to appoint a board or committee to approve the minutes of the current meeting. [7]
A main motion is a motion that brings business before the assembly. [12] Main motions are made while no other motion is pending. Any of the subsidiary, incidental and privileged motions may be made while the main motion is pending, and in many cases these motions, if passed, will affect the assembly's consideration of the main motion.
A motion to recommit may take two forms: with instructions to take some action and then report back the bill forthwith, which will result in the Committee chairman immediately re-reporting to the House the bill according to the instructions in the motion to recommit; without instructions, which leaves the bill in committee for reconsideration.
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.
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Instead amend the privileged motion to adjourn: Objection to the consideration of a question: Accomplished by different motions depending on circumstances. [2] Postpone indefinitely: Use form of table (requiring a two-thirds vote) [3] Motions with different names Previous question: Close debate and vote immediately (or other variations)