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Agenda

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List of order of business

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Order of Business

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A plan of the items for the meeting.

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Quorum

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The number of members needed to carry out business

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Chair/Chairman

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Person presiding/running the meeting

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Meeting

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A gathering of a group of people for a shared purpose

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Parliamentary Procedure

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A certain set of rules for the meeting

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Rising Vote

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Standing or a show of hands

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Secret Ballot

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Written ballot

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Gavel

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Instrument used to maintain order.

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Roll Call

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Secretary polls member

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Voice Vote

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Saying “aye” or “no”

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Motion

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A proposal that the group should take a certain action

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Main Motion

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The point of the meeting

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Amendments

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To change or improve a motion

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Previous Question

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To bring the assembly to a vote without delay

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Out of Order

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Someone who’s not following the rules

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Subsidiary Motion-

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Related to the main motion

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Incidental Motion

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Used to provide proper and fair treatment to all members

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Appeal

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May be made of any decision made by the chair at the time of the ruling

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Point of order

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Used when a member believes a parliamentary error has been made.

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Division of assembly

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A motion related to voting

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Parliamentary inquiry

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Relates to a question that requires immediate attention and may be made while another has the floor

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Priviledge/Unclassified

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Unrelated to the main motion

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Adjournment

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Used when it is time to close the meeting

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Postponed definitely

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Delay action to definite later date

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Refer to a Committee

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To allow a question to be more carefully investigated before the group takes action.

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Question of privilege

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Pertains to the rights and privileges of the assembly or to any of its members

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Postponed indefinitely

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Not to postpone but to reject the main motion without incurring the risk of a direct vote on it

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Recess

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An intermission in the day’s proceedings

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Lay on the table

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To postpone the pending question in such a way that it’s consideration may be resumed at the will of the group