Session 7 - In Depth with Motions that Bring a Question Again Before the Assembly

Responses from you Ticket Outs from Session 7!

What are you curious about?

• Why is reconsider considered an American idea?
• Robert's says it is a motion that originated in America.
• Voting
• We'll go over this during Session 10.
• Reviewing Incidental Main Motions
• RONR, pg. 101-102, l. 5-26
• How often will the Zombie Motions come up?
• It depends on the organization. They usually are not used nearly as often as the other motions.
• Changing the by-laws of an organization
• We’ll learn more about that in Session 12 with Katie. Until then, check out RONR, pg. 592-599
• Can I retake the quiz before class?
• Yes! Email Katie or I and we’ll set up a time
• Rules in regards to electing and removing officers
• Chapter 14 has all about nominations and elections and RONR, pg. 650-654 is a section about removal of officers. We’ll learn more in session 11, but a lot of it will also depend on the organization’s bylaws.
• The way Congress uses reconsider
• Senate rules permit one motion to reconsider any question decided by vote, if offered by a senator who voted on the winning side. Normally a supporter of the outcome immediately moves to reconsider the vote, and the same senator or another immediately moves to table this motion, thus securing the outcome of the vote. http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/reconsider.htm
• This site has links to the rules and procedures that Congress follows. http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Rules_and_Procedure_vrd.htm
• If someone does lie about voting on the prevailing side could they have any consequences if it’s proven?
• RONR, pg. 645-648 tells about discipline procedures for members who do something wrong during a meeting. You may also have certain consequences set aside for infractions in your bylaws as well.
• Previous notice
• This is an announcement that you are going to bring up a motion. It should be included in the call of the meeting or stated at the previous meeting. It also needs to include the entire content of the motion you are going to present. See RONR, pg. 121-124

What did you learn?

• Taking someone at their word regarding reconsider requires the chair to take that person at their word
• Motions that Bring Back Again Before the Assembly (MTBBABA)
• Three “Zombie Motions” – Take from the Table, Rescind, and Reconsider
• Discussion and amendments need to be germane to the motions
• You can vote on a reconsidered motion at the next meeting
• What can be reconsidered
• Reconsider is truly an American hero
• Rescind and expunge from the minutes can be completed with a majority of the entire membership
• You cannot reconsider the reconsider
• More strategies of how to use different motions together
• Reconsider Yes Chart

What do you want to learn more about?

• Getting accustomed to the rules of these three motions
• It'll take practice!
• The midterm
• Parts include: Written multiple choice, Research (finding answers in Robert’s), and  Performance
• We’ll review and go into more details next week
• Will there be midterm review material posted on Angel?
• We’ll hand out a review packet next session. Use the weekly quizzes and supplemental materials that are on Angel to study too.
• What goes into bylaws?
• We’ll learn about this in Session 12, but also check out Chapter 18
• How to use reconsider if your membership/organization does not use this idea
• Bring the motion back up at another meeting
• More about reconsider
• See RONR, pg. 315 and use the Yes Chart
• How to use the motions better
• Keep practicing and it will become more natural and easier. Also, try to think of ways that you can play motions off of each other to get what you want accomplished.
• Use of notification to change the vote necessary to pass these motions
• Reconsider and Take from the Table do not change based on previous notice. They both require a majority to pass. 
• Rescind requires a 2/3 vote or a majority vote if you give previous notice, or a majority of the entire membership. See RONR, pg. 306, l. 24-31
• Call the Previous Question logistics
• A member calls for the previous question and another seconds it. The chair takes a rising vote (because it needs 2/3 vote to pass). If it passes, all debate stops and the assembly votes immediately. 

Session 6 - In Depth with Incidental Motions - February 19

Responses from your Ticket Outs from Session 6!

What are you curious about?

• Suspend the Rules
• Suspend the Rules sets aside a rule of the Assembly. 
• Needs a second, not debatable, not amendable, cannot be reconsidered
• Requires a majority vote to suspend a Standing Rule, but requires a 2/3rds vote to suspend a parliamentary order or order of business
• Read everything about it here: RONR, p. 260
• Bylaws language
• Follow Ch. 18 starting on p. 565 on creating and writing the Bylaws with correct language. 
• We will be studying this more in depth on April 9th!
• Judging opportunities and coaching for them
• Talk to Dr. Foster for details!
• Is time the primary purpose you can only debate once in Appeal?
• Although RONR doesn't state anything specifically, time is a good reason, as is the fact that a decision has already been made and members are debating the validity of that decision. The Chair has the right to speak first or last.
• Read all about Appeal starting on RONR, p. 255
• The five other Incidental motions we didn't cover
• Consider by Paragraph or Seriatim: RONR, p. 267
• Motions Relating to the Methods of Voting and the Polls: RONR, p. 283
• Motions Relating to Nominations: RONR, p. 287
• Request to be Excused from a Duty: RONR, p. 289
• Requests and Inquiries: RONR, p. 292
• MTBBBTA ("zombie" motions)!
• Next week! Read Ch. 9 to prepare.
• Is there a way to formally call out an officer and re-vote the vote that gave them their office? Like a Call for the Orders of the Day but for the role of officers?
• I like that idea for a motion! Unfortunately, it doesn't exist though. 
• The best way to call out or punish an officer or member is to move to censure him or her. The rules regulating censures and the subsequent punishments are usually laid out in an organization's Bylaws.
• Incidental main motions and why they are used?
• They're main motions that are incidental, or related to, the Business of the Assembly or its past or future action. 
• They're used for procedure or to delineate further steps related to substantive Business (aka something introduced via a main motion)
• See RONR, p. 100-102
• Withdraw/Modify
• Use this motion to withdraw or modify a motion without having to take a vote
• Needs a second when modifying the motion. Needs no second when withdrawing the motion
• Not debatable. 
• Vote by general consent when asking to withdraw. The negative vote in withdrawing a motion can be reconsidered
• See RONR, p. 295-298

What did you learn?

• The eight Incidental ("popcorn") motions (POWPADDS)
• Point of Order
• Object to the Consideration of a Question
• Withdraw
• Parliamentary Inquiry
• Appeal
• Division of the Assembly
• Division of the Question
• Suspend the Rules
• Withdraw has conditions on voting
• You can't Appeal an opinion
• There can be numerous parts to your main motion and you can break it down by calling for Division of the Question
• Amendments can be divided with Division of the Question
• Division of the Assembly vs. Division of the Question
• Division of the Assembly: retaking a vote in a format where the result can be quantified. Call it when you don't trust a viva voce vote
• Division of the Question: dividing a motion into smaller sections to be dealt with individually
• How to Suspend the Rules and that the motion has different standards and restrictions when applied to different types of rules
• You can't Suspend Bylaws unless it's stated in the Bylaws that you can
• Incidental motions are for the unexpected and do not have an order of precedence
• How to properly use Object to the Consideration of a Question
• When you can Withdraw with or without a vote

What do you want to learn more about?

• Voting
• We'll be looking at Debate and Voting on April 2nd
• In the meantime, check out Ch. 13 in RONR (starting on p. 400)
• How to make sense of all 24 motions and their precedence
• Use the acronyms in order of precedence (FARQC, LCLRPRAP) and then POWPADDS and MTBBBTA and Main to remember them all. Keep up with your chart quiz studying and it will all fall into place before the semester is out! 
• Cassie and I would also be happy to meet with you to find the best way for everything to make sense for you :)
• Using Object to the Consideration of the Question in a model
• Check out RONR, p. 270!
• Suspend the Rules
• Suspend the Rules sets aside a rule of the Assembly. 
• Needs a second, not debatable, not amendable, cannot be reconsidered
• Requires a majority vote to suspend a Standing Rule, but requires a 2/3rds vote to suspend a parliamentary order or order of business
• Read everything about it here: RONR, p. 260
• MTBBBTA!
• Next week! Read Ch. 9 to prepare.
• Under what circumstances would you Withdraw a motion?
• Successfully withdrawing a motion makes it as if that motion never happened. There are many situations in which you might want that to happen, such as new information coming to light (for example, you want to move our midterm to March 12th, but then realize that's spring break) - see RONR, p. 41 for this particular example. 
• Using Chair language
• Pay attention to the phrasing used in class by Dr. Foster and your classmates, read the models of motions in RONR, and practice with your friends!
• Participating in debates as Chair
• You'll have at least two opportunities to Chair class this semester!
• Amending Bylaws
• Amending Bylaws is a variation of the motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted. 
• It's an involved process and the process for each individual organization will be explained towards the end of their Bylaws document. We will be covering Bylaws on April 9th, but until then read RONR, p. 592-599
• Where in Roberts does it say about Withdraw needing a second after being stated?
• RONR, p. 40-41
• Object to the Consideration of a Question
• This prevents the main motion from being considered
•  No second, not debatable, not amendable. Because no second and no debate is needed, the Chair takes an immediate vote on the Object to the Consideration of a Question motion
• Requires a 2/3rds vote in the negative for the main motion to not be considered. Only a negative vote can be reconsidered
• Check out RONR, p. 267 on for more information
• Are there any example websites on Parli Pro videos?
• YouTube has tons!

Session 5 - The Fun One! - Feb 12

Session Recap

Chart Quizzes

• Chart quiz grades are posted on Angel.
• If you did not pick yours up after class, we'll have them next week too. 
• If you want to retake a quiz, please let either Katie or I know, and we'll set something up.
• Some things to remember:
• Be exact when naming motions
• Mark "weird" votes.   
• ex. Call for the Orders of the Day-No vote, but need 2/3 negative to set aside
• Think through why things are the way they are.    
• ex. There is nothing to amend on adjourn, therefore it is not amendable. 
• If you need help, want to clarify anything, etc. just ask!

Group Videos

• You guys did a fantastic job and were very productive with your videos! I'm proud of you all!
• Make sure as we learn more motions, you work on the two motions your group did not get to yesterday.
• Have either Katie or I check over your scripts before you film.