Robert's Rules Cheat Sheet
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Activity | You Say This | May you interrupt speaker? | Must you be seconded? | Is action debatable? | What vote is required? |
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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 |