Robert's Rules Cheat Sheet

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To: You say: Interrupt Speaker Second Needed Debatable Amendable Vote Needed
Adjourn "I move that we adjourn" No Yes No No Majority
Recess "I move that we recess until…" No Yes No Yes Majority
Complain about noise, room temp., etc. "Point of privilege" Yes No No No Chair Decides
Suspend further consideration of something "I move that we table it" No Yes No No Majority
End debate "I move the previous question" No Yes No No 2/3
Postpone consideration of something "I move we postpone this matter until…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority
Amend a motion "I move that this motion be amended by…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority
Introduce business (a primary motion) "I move that…" No Yes Yes Yes Majority

The above listed motions and points are listed in established order of precedence. When any one of them is pending, you may not introduce another that is listed below, but you may introduce another that is listed above it.

To: You say: Interrupt Speaker Second Needed Debatable Amendable Vote Needed
Object to procedure or personal affront "Point of order" Yes No No No Chair decides
Request information "Point of information" Yes No No No None
Ask for vote by actual count to verify voice vote "I call for a division of the house" Must be done before new motion No No No None unless someone objects
Object to considering some undiplomatic or improper matter "I object to consideration of this question" Yes No No No 2/3
Take up matter previously tabled "I move we take from the table…" Yes Yes No No Majority
Reconsider something already disposed of "I move we now (or later) reconsider our action relative to…" Yes Yes Only if original motion was debatable No Majority
Consider something out of its scheduled order "I move we suspend the rules and consider…" No Yes No No 2/3
Vote on a ruling by the Chair "I appeal the Chair’s decision" Yes Yes Yes No Majority

The motions, points and proposals listed above have no established order of preference; any of them may be introduced at any time except when meeting is considering one of the top three matters listed from the first chart (Motion to Adjourn, Recess or Point of Privilege).


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