Appeal from the Appeal from the Decision of the Decision of the

ChairChair

Prevents a Prevents a President from President from

being a Dictatorbeing a Dictator

Without this motion Without this motion a President can make a President can make

any decisionany decision

“ “ Mr. President I Mr. President I appeal the Decision appeal the Decision

of the Chairof the Chair

Appeal the Decision of Appeal the Decision of the Chairthe Chair

• To obtain a To obtain a decision from the decision from the chapter to a chapter to a question on wich question on wich the presiding the presiding officer has made a officer has made a decision. decision.

• 22ndnd required required• Debatable exept in Debatable exept in

the case of the case of indecorum.indecorum.

• UnamendableUnamendable• Majority vote or tie Majority vote or tie

to sustain the chairto sustain the chair

Leave to Withdraw Leave to Withdraw a Motiona Motion

Man I’m an Idiot Man I’m an Idiot MotionMotion

StupidStupid

Leave to Withdraw Leave to Withdraw

• To permit the To permit the withdraw of a withdraw of a motion from motion from consideration by consideration by the chapterthe chapter

• No 2No 2ndnd

• UndebatableUndebatable• Unamendable Unamendable • Majority Vote Majority Vote

““Permission is Permission is requested to requested to Withdraw my Withdraw my

Motion”Motion”

Parliamentary Parliamentary Inquiry Inquiry

Fancy QuestionFancy Question

““I Rise to a Point of I Rise to a Point of Parliamentary Parliamentary

Inquiry”Inquiry”

Suspend Standing Suspend Standing RuleRule

Sometimes you Sometimes you have to break the have to break the

rulesrules

I Move to suspend I Move to suspend the Standing Rulesthe Standing Rules

FactsFacts

• A 2A 2ndnd is required is required• Undebatable Undebatable • UnamendableUnamendable• Majority voteMajority vote

DivisionDivision

DivisionDivision

To determine the To determine the accuracy of a voteaccuracy of a vote

Just yell DivisionJust yell Division

Reconsider & Reconsider & RecindRecind

2 motions that are 2 motions that are very similarvery similar

ReconsiderReconsider

Bring backBring back a motion, a motion, Redebate,Redebate, amend and amend and RevoteRevote

ReconsiderReconsider

• 22ndnd required required• Debatable if the question is Debatable if the question is

debatabledebatable• Unamendable Unamendable • Majority VoteMajority Vote

RecindRecind

To Cancel a motion, To Cancel a motion,

RecindRecind

• 2nd Required2nd Required• Debatable Debatable • AmendableAmendable• Majority Vote if given previous Majority Vote if given previous

notice otherwise 2/3notice otherwise 2/3

Nominations & Nominations & ElectionsElections

Elections is a long Elections is a long processprocess

Steps to nominate and Steps to nominate and electelect

• 1 move to open nominations & pass1 move to open nominations & pass• Nominate people ( does not have to Nominate people ( does not have to

be seconded)be seconded)• Move to close Nominations ( 2/3 Move to close Nominations ( 2/3

vote)vote)• Vote on Candidates in order they Vote on Candidates in order they

were nominated. were nominated.