Robert's Rules Cheat Sheet

Activity	You Say This	May you interrupt speaker?	Must you be seconded?	Is action debatable?	What vote is required?
Introduce business	I move that...	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Amend a motion	I move that this motion be amended by….	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Have something studied further	I move we refer this matter to committee	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
Postpone consideration of something	I move we postpone this matter until….	No	Yes	Yes	Majority
End debate in order to vote	I move the previous question	No	Yes	No	2/3 vote
Suspend further consideration of something	I move that we table….	No	Yes	No	Majority
Complain about something (noise, room temp. , etc.)	Point of privilege	Yes	No	No	No vote
Recess the meeting	I move that we recess until …	No	Yes	No	Majority
Adjourn the meeting	I move that we adjourn	No	Yes	No	Majority
Object to procedure	Point of order	Yes	No	No	No vote; Chair decides
Request information	Point of information	Yes	No	No	No vote
Ask for vote by actual count to verify a voice vote	I call for a division of the house	No	No	No	No vote
Object to considering some undiplomatic matter	I object to consideration of this question	Yes	No	No	2/3 vote
Take up a matter previously tabled	I move to take from the table….	No	Yes	No	Majority
Reconsider something already disposed of	I move we reconsider our action relative to ….	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Consider something out of its scheduled order	I move we suspend the rules and consider …	No	Yes	No	2/3 vote
Vote on a ruling by the Chair	I appeal the chair’s decision	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority