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RULES OF ORDER
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and letters on the left in the list below correspond to similar figures and letters in the statement of differences further on. The figures to the right in the list refer to the sections where the motions are fully treated.
The Common Motions Classified According to Their Objects.
(1) To Modify or Amend.
- (a) Amend 33
- (b) Commit or Refer 32
(2) To Defer Action.
- (a) Postpone to a Certain Time 31
- (b) Make a Special Order (2/3 Vote) 20
- (c) Lay on the Table 28
(3) To Suppress or Limit Debate (2/3 Vote).
- (a) Previous Question (to close debate now) (2/3 Vote) 29
- (b) Limit Debate (2/3 Vote) 30
(4) To Suppress the Question.
- (a) Objection to Its Consideration (2/3 Vote) 23
- (b) Previous Question and Reject Question 29
- (c) Postpone Indefinitely 34
- (d) Lay on the Table 28
(5) To Consider a Question a Second Time.
- (a) Take from the Table 35
- (b) Reconsider 36
- (c) Rescind 37
(6) To Prevent Final Action on a Question in an Unusually Small or Unrepresentative Meeting.
- (a) Reconsider and have Entered on the Minutes 36
(1) To Modify or Amend. (a) When a
resolution or motion is not worded properly,
or requires any modification to meet the ap-
