Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

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Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

• Pitman High School
• Agriculture Education

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Origins of Parli-Pro

• In the 16th century disputes between the King of
  England and parliament developed
• This led to the development of parliamentary law
• First formal publication was written between 1562
  and 1566 by Sir Thomas Smyth.
• Today we have Roberts Rules of Order

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Basic Rules

• One subject at a time
• Each side must be given the opportunity to voice
  their opinion
• Rights of the minority
• Voting must include both a positive and a
  negative
• Must have a quorum of members to conduct business

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Types of Motions

• Main Motions
• Subsidiary Motions
• Privileged Motions
• Incidental Motions
• Motions that bring a question back before the
  assembly

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Table of Precedence

• Motions take precedence according to their rank
• Precedence is a motion having a greater
  importance over another motion

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Handling Main Motions

• Member presents a motion- I move that
• Motion must be seconded by another member
• The chairman makes the motion pending by
  restating the question
• Motion is debatable
• Motion must pass or fail voting

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Subsidiary Motions

• Assist the assembly with the main motion
• Types
• Postpone Indefinitely
• Amend
• Commit or Refer
• Postpone Definitely
• Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
• Previous Question
• Lay on the Table

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Amendments

• 4 Ways
• By striking out
• By inserting
• By adding to
• By striking out and inserting

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Refer to Committee

• Used to send a pending motion to a small group
  for further study
• Requires a second
• Amendable
• Debatable
• Majority Vote

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Postpone Definitely

• Causes the pending question to be postponed to a
  specific day, time, meeting, etc.
• Requires a second
• Amendable
• Debatable
• Majority Vote

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Previous Question

• Motion used to bring the assembly to an immediate
  vote on one or more pending questions
• Requires a second
• Not Debatable or Amendable
• 2/3 Vote

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Privileged Motions

• Entitled to immediate consideration over all
  other motions
• Types
• Call for the Orders of the Day
• Raise a Question of Privilege
• Recess
• Adjourn
• Fix Time to Which to Adjourn

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Incidental Motions

• Motions that arise incidentally out of the
  business of the assembly
• Must be acted upon before other motions except
  privileged motions

Parliamentary Inquiry Appeal Division of the
Assembly Division of the Question
Suspend the Rules Withdraw a Motion Objection to
the Consideration of the Question Point of Order
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Motions That Bring a Question Again Before the
Assembly

• Also called Unclassified Motions
• Call up motions for further deliberation
• Types
• Reconsider
• Rescind
• Take From the Table

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Parli-Pro In Everyday Life
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Sources

• http//www.calaged.org/
• http//www.ffa.org/
• http//www.thejamjar.com/archive/archive_04_01.htm
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• http//www.photographic-dreams.com/Misc.php/pictur
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