Parliamentary Procedure

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* From the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure CDE Superintendent (Dr. Jim Connors: connors.49@osu.edu)

Main motions(MM) and required motions(RM) from the 2000 national Parliamentary Procedure CDE:

MM: (Preliminary Round) I move to hold an FFA picnic for incoming Greenhands. 
RM: Refer to Committee, Previous Question, Objection to the Consideration of a Question, Parliamentary Inquiry, Recess

MM: (Preliminary Round) I move to hold a District Greenhand Initiation. 
RM: Lay on the Table, Limit or Extend Limits of Debate, Point of Order, Division of the Assembly, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

MM: (Semi-Final Round) I move to have the FFA sponsor an Agricultural Science Fair. 
RM: Postpone Definitely, Amend, Appeal, Parliamentary Inquiry, Rescind

MM: (Final Round) I move that our chapter host a World Experience in Agriculture (WEA) international student. 
RM: Refer to Committee, Postpone Indefinitely, Withdraw a Motion, Suspend the Rules, Reconsider

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE SITES WORTH VISITING:

* www.josephdobrian.com/occupation/parliament.html (An excellent review of the advantages of using parliamentary procedure, with quotes from professional parliamentarians)

* www.agri-ed.com/parlipro1.html (Source for parliamentary procedure teaching materials for secondary school students)

* www.raycast.net/parli-pro/html/minutes.htm (FREE, detailed information on the form and content of minutes, including an example)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Two questions are answered on each E-Bulletin. Send them to dunbar@northwest.net. If questions that were submitted do not appear on an E-Bulletin, they will be answered personally by E-mail. All answers are based on the 10th edition (October, 2000) of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR).

Q: Our chapter had a long meeting and one of our members made the motion to Adjourn which was placed on the floor by the chair. Another member rose to a Question of Privilege which the chair ruled out of order. On what basis could a Question of Privilege be ruled out of order?
A: Questions of Privilege take precedence over all motions except three: to take a Recess; Adjourn; and Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn. The chair was correct in ruling the Question of Privilege out of order. RONR (10th ed.), p. 218.

Q: Among the members of our chapter there is a difference of opinion on who can withdraw a motion and when. Would you please explain?
 A: The motion is the property of the mover before it has been stated by the chair. In this brief period he/she may withdraw the motion without asking permission. After the motion has been stated by the chair, the maker must request the assembly's permission to withdraw his/her own motion. Any member can suggest that the maker of a motion ask permission to withdraw it. The maker may do so or refuse as he/she wishes. RONR (10th ed.), pp. 283-286.

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