A timeless and definitive guide to parliamentary procedure, this volume is used daily by private, governmental, business, and social organizations large and small.

Darwin Patnode, Ph.D., is a past president of the American Institute of Parliamentarians, a Certified Professional Parliamentarian, and a Professional Registered Parliamentarian. In addition to serving as parliamentarian for many organizations, he operates Parliamentarians International, a parliamentary consulting firm.

Compendium of Rules on Motions

8

(13)

Preface

13

(1)

Parliamentary law

13

(2)

About this edition

15

(2)

Learning more

17

(1)

Principles

18

(1)

Definitions

19

(4)

Article I: Introduction of Business

23

(5)

General method

23

(1)

Obtaining the floor

23

(2)

Motions

25

(1)

Opening debate

25

(1)

Dividing a motion

26

(2)

Article II: Classification of Motions

28

(3)

Main (or principal) motions

28

(1)

Subsidiary motions

28

(1)

Incidental motions

29

(1)

Privileged motions

30

(1)

Article III: Individual Motions

31

(30)

(Privileged Motions)

31

(1)

Adjourn

31

(1)

Recess

32

(1)

Raise a question of privilege

32

(1)

Call for the orders of the day

33

(2)

(Incidental Motions)

35

(1)

Point of order and appeal

35

(2)

Object to the consideration of a question

37

(1)

Read papers

38

(1)

Withdraw or modify a motion

39

(1)

Suspend the rules

40

(1)

Other incidental motions

41

(1)

(Subsidiary Motions)

42

(1)

Lay on the table

42

(2)

Close, limit, or extend limits of debate

44

(4)

Postpone definitely

48

(1)

Commit or refer

49

(2)

Amend

51

(3)

Postpone indefinitely

54

(1)

(Miscellaneous Motions)

54

(1)

Create and fill blanks

54

(2)

Nominate and elect

56

(2)

Reconsider and amend after adoption

58

(3)

Article IV: Committees and Informal Action

61

(8)

Committees

61

(2)

Presentation of reports of committees

63

(2)

Adoption of reports of committees

65

(1)

Committee of the whole

66

(1)

Informal consideration

67

(2)

Article V: Debate and Decorum

69

(5)

Debate

69

(1)

Debatable and undebatable motions

70

(1)

Decorum in debate

71

(1)

Ending debate

72

(2)

Article VI: Voting

74

(7)

Voting methods

74

(5)

Calculating votes

79

(2)

Article VII: Order of Business and Agenda

81

(5)

Order of business

81

(2)

Agenda

83

(3)

Article VIII: Meeting, Session, Notice, and Quorum

86

(6)

Meeting

86

(1)

Session

87

(2)

Notice

89

(1)

Quorum

90

(2)

Article IX: Assemblies and Bylaws

92

(18)

Occasional or mass meetings

92

(3)

Conventions

95

(2)

Permanent societies

97

(3)

Bylaws and other rules

100

(10)

Article X: Officers and Boards

110

(13)

President and vice-president

110

(4)

Secretary and the minutes

114

(4)

Treasurer and other officers

118

(3)

Boards and reports

121

(2)

Article XI: Resolutions

123

(2)

Resolutions

123

(2)

Article XII: Motions Reviewed by Their Objects

125

(11)

Objects

125

(1)

To change

126

(2)

To defer

128

(1)

To suppress debate

129

(1)

To suppress the motion

130

(2)

To consider again

132

(1)

To correct errors or deal with exceptions

133

(1)

To interrupt or end a meeting

134

(1)

Other

135

(1)

Article XIII: Miscellaneous

136

(9)

Renewal of motions

136

(1)

Prohibition of motions

137

(1)

Disciplinary actions

138

(7)

Index

145

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