Postpone to a Certain Time

Question 1

Your question has two parts:

1) What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time?
2) How long can a motion be postponed if a club holds regular business meetings every week on the same day?

Answer 1

1) To put off action on a motion to a definite time or after a specific event.
2) One week. The motion cannot be postponed beyond the next regular meeting.

Question 2

Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time be made when a Main motion and an Amendment are pending?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What class of motions does the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time belong to if it is made when no business is pending?

Answer 3

Main Motion (Incidental Main Motion)

Question 4

Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time out of order when another member has the floor?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Must the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time be seconded before it can be considered?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Your question has two parts:

1) Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time debatable?
2) Can debate go into the merits of the Main Motion it is applied to?

Answer 6

1) Yes

2) No

Question 7

Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time amendable?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What vote is required to adopt the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time?

Answer 8

Majority

Question 9

If the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time is made when a Main Motion is pending, what class of motions does it belong to?

Answer 9

Subsidiary

Question 10

If fifty members at a meeting cast a vote on the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it?

Answer 10

twenty-six

Question 11

Your question has two parts:

1) Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time be made to kill a motion?
2) Name the subsidiary motion that kills a motion.

Answer 11

1) No

2) Postpone Indefinitely

Question 12

Name three subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time takes precedence over.

Answer 12

1) Commit or Refer
2) Amend
3) Postpone Indefinitely

Question 13

Name three privileged motions that take precedence over the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time.

Answer 13

1) Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2) Adjourn
3) Recess
4) Question of Privilege

Question 14

Name three debatable subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Postpone to Certain Time takes precedence over.

Answer 14

1) Commit or Refer
2) Amend
3) Postpone Indefinitely

Question 15

If a postponed main motion is taken up on a different day, how many times can each member debate it again?

Answer 15

Two times

Question 16

Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a member moved to postpone all the committee reports. Explain the ruling you would make.

Answer 16

Rule the motion out of order. A class of business composed of several items or subjects cannot be postponed.