Parliamentary Parliamentary ProcedureProcedure

Reasons Reasons

►Focus on one thing at a timeFocus on one thing at a time►Extend courtesy to everyoneExtend courtesy to everyone►Observe the rule of the Observe the rule of the

majoritymajority►Ensure the rights of the Ensure the rights of the

minorityminority

Gavel TapsGavel Taps

►Two Taps:Two Taps:

►One Tap: One Tap: Announcement of adjournmentAnnouncement of adjournment Be seatedBe seated

VotingVoting

►Voice VoteVoice Vote►Rising VoteRising Vote►Secret BallotSecret Ballot►Roll callRoll call

What is a quorum?What is a quorum?

►Half or more of the active membership Half or more of the active membership present to conduct businesspresent to conduct business

Simple majoritySimple majority

►Half of voters present, plus one voterHalf of voters present, plus one voter►When do you need to use need simple When do you need to use need simple

majority of the votes?majority of the votes?

► In your learning logs, write three votes In your learning logs, write three votes that you think need simple majoritythat you think need simple majority

Simple Majority Votes Simple Majority Votes ►Fix the time to which to adjournFix the time to which to adjourn►AdjournAdjourn►RecessRecess►Lay on the tableLay on the table►Postpone to a certain timePostpone to a certain time►Commit or referCommit or refer►AmendAmend►Postpone indefinitelyPostpone indefinitely

ContinuedContinued

►Main motionMain motion►AppealAppeal►Division of assemblyDivision of assembly►Objection to the consideration of a Objection to the consideration of a

questionquestion►Withdraw a motionWithdraw a motion►ReconsiderReconsider►Rescind with prior noticeRescind with prior notice►Take from the tableTake from the table

Two-thirds voteTwo-thirds vote

►Two-thirds of voters presentTwo-thirds of voters present

► In your learning logs, write down what In your learning logs, write down what you think would be votes that would you think would be votes that would require a two thirds majorityrequire a two thirds majority

Two Third VotesTwo Third Votes

►Previous QuestionPrevious Question►Limit or extend limits of debateLimit or extend limits of debate►Objection to the consideration of a Objection to the consideration of a

questionquestion►Rescind a motion that hadn’t been Rescind a motion that hadn’t been

given prior noticegiven prior notice

Kinds of motionsKinds of motions►Question of privilegeQuestion of privilege

Makes the meeting betterMakes the meeting better Such as Could you close the windows in Such as Could you close the windows in

here?, Open the doors?, Can you please here?, Open the doors?, Can you please speak up?, Can we remove our FFA speak up?, Can we remove our FFA jackets?jackets?

Chair grantsChair grants

Commonly Used MotionsCommonly Used Motions

►Main motionMain motion► Postpone indefinitelyPostpone indefinitely► Lay on the tableLay on the table► Refer to committeeRefer to committee► Point of orderPoint of order► AdjournAdjourn► AmendmentsAmendments

By additionBy addition By substitutionBy substitution By striking outBy striking out

Call for orders of the dayCall for orders of the day

►AgendaAgenda►Stops everything and reviews the Stops everything and reviews the

agendaagenda

►No vote requiredNo vote required

Lay on the tableLay on the table

►Puts it on the side to come up at the Puts it on the side to come up at the next meetingnext meeting

►Then you need to move it from the Then you need to move it from the table at the next meeting, you need a table at the next meeting, you need a second to do thissecond to do this

► If nothing happens at the third If nothing happens at the third meeting it dies meeting it dies

►Requires a majority voteRequires a majority vote

Previous QuestionPrevious Question

► It calls for the previous question It calls for the previous question (motion) (motion)

►2/3 of the members must vote in favor 2/3 of the members must vote in favor of itof it

► If that vote passes you vote on the If that vote passes you vote on the motion immediatelymotion immediately

Postpone Postpone

►You postpone the motion to a future You postpone the motion to a future timetime

►Usually it is used when you need more Usually it is used when you need more information to make a decisioninformation to make a decision

►Majority voteMajority vote

Limit or Extend DebateLimit or Extend Debate

►Move to limit debate to __ more speakersMove to limit debate to __ more speakers

► It needs a 2/3 majority to pass since it It needs a 2/3 majority to pass since it limits a members rightslimits a members rights

► If the motion to limit debate passes then If the motion to limit debate passes then you vote on the motion after the set you vote on the motion after the set number of people have spokennumber of people have spoken

Commit or referCommit or refer

►Refers to a committeeRefers to a committee

►Majority voteMajority vote

AmendAmend

►Majority VoteMajority Vote

► It changes the motion in somewayIt changes the motion in someway

Postpone IndefinitelyPostpone Indefinitely

►Motion DiesMotion Dies

►Majority VoteMajority Vote

Appeal the decision Appeal the decision

►Membership votes on the decision Membership votes on the decision

►Majority VoteMajority Vote

► It is usually used on voice votesIt is usually used on voice votes

Division of AssemblyDivision of Assembly

►Revote using a rise voteRevote using a rise vote

►This type of motion does not need to This type of motion does not need to be voted on, it doesn’t need a second, be voted on, it doesn’t need a second, and is not amendable, and is not and is not amendable, and is not debatabledebatable

Division of Question Division of Question

► It is used to separate a motion that It is used to separate a motion that has two distinct partshas two distinct parts

►For example “ I move to hold a horse For example “ I move to hold a horse show and a tractor pull on December show and a tractor pull on December 25, 200525, 2005

► It is a majority voteIt is a majority vote

Object to Consideration Object to Consideration

► It is a 2/3 voteIt is a 2/3 vote

► It kills a crazy motion if passesIt kills a crazy motion if passes

Parliamentary InquiryParliamentary Inquiry

► It doesn’t require a second, it is non It doesn’t require a second, it is non debatable, it is not amendable, no debatable, it is not amendable, no vote is required, and it can’t be vote is required, and it can’t be reconsideredreconsidered

►You would ask how to do somethingYou would ask how to do something

Point of OrderPoint of Order

►A member may rise to point of order to A member may rise to point of order to draw attention to a violation of the draw attention to a violation of the rules and insist on the enforcement of rules and insist on the enforcement of the proper rulesthe proper rules

►Chair rulesChair rules

Suspend the rulesSuspend the rules

► It requires a second, is undebatable It requires a second, is undebatable and unamendable, and requires a two-and unamendable, and requires a two-thirds vote to passthirds vote to pass

►You can’t suspend parliamentary You can’t suspend parliamentary procedureprocedure

Withdraw the motionWithdraw the motion

►Majority vote, no second required, not Majority vote, no second required, not debatable, and not amendabledebatable, and not amendable

Reconsider a motionReconsider a motion

►You are rethinking a motion that was You are rethinking a motion that was already donealready done

►Majority voteMajority vote

Rescind a motionRescind a motion

►Take back a motion that happenedTake back a motion that happened

► It requires a majority if it had prior It requires a majority if it had prior notice or a 2/3 if no notice was givennotice or a 2/3 if no notice was given

Take from the tableTake from the table

► It requires a secondIt requires a second►Majority voteMajority vote►You are taking from the table a motion You are taking from the table a motion

that was tabled at a prior meeting to that was tabled at a prior meeting to now be voted on.now be voted on.

Ways to kill a Motion Ways to kill a Motion

►Postpone IndefinitelyPostpone Indefinitely►Vote it downVote it down►Withdraw the motionWithdraw the motion►Lay on the table, not “take from the Lay on the table, not “take from the

table”table”►Motion dies for lack of a second Motion dies for lack of a second ►Object to consideration of question Object to consideration of question

Who breaks a Tie?Who breaks a Tie?

► In your learning logs, write down who In your learning logs, write down who breaks a tiebreaks a tie

►The president breaks a tieThe president breaks a tie

Taps Taps

►1 tap1 tap Completion of a business itemCompletion of a business item Follows the announcement of adjournmentFollows the announcement of adjournment Prompts the members to sit downPrompts the members to sit down

►2 taps2 taps Calls the meeting to orderCalls the meeting to order

►3 taps3 taps Indicates members should stand in unison Indicates members should stand in unison

on the third tapon the third tap

What is your part in a What is your part in a meeting?meeting?

►Write down three ways you can play a Write down three ways you can play a part in a FFA meeting?part in a FFA meeting?

►Make a motionMake a motion►Second a motionSecond a motion►VoteVote►Participate in the opening ceremonyParticipate in the opening ceremony►Can you think of any others?Can you think of any others?

Members part in the opening Members part in the opening CeremonyCeremony

To practice brotherhood, honor To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities and agricultural opportunities and responsibilities and to develop responsibilities and to develop those qualities of leadership those qualities of leadership which an FFA member should which an FFA member should possesspossess

AgendaAgenda►Opening CeremoniesOpening Ceremonies►Secretary’s reportSecretary’s report►Treasurer’s reportTreasurer’s report►Committee reportCommittee report►Old businessOld business►New BusinessNew Business►AnnouncementsAnnouncements►Closing CeremoniesClosing Ceremonies►AdjournmentAdjournment

What is the FFA Salute?What is the FFA Salute?

►Pledge of AllegiancePledge of Allegiance