Table of Rules Relating to Motions: Must be seconded

Question 1

is main motion or question must be seconded

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

is Adjourn, ordinary case in societies must be seconded

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

is Adjourn at or to a future time, or in advance of a time already set, or when the assembly will thereby be dissolved must be seconded

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

is adopt, accept, or agree to a report must be seconded

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

is adopt bylaws or constitution, initially in forming a society must be seconded

Answer 5

yes (in practice, motion is usually made by the reporting member of a committee, in which case it does not require a second)

Question 6

is adopt revised bylaws or constitution must be seconded

Answer 6

yes (in practice, motion is usually made by the reporting member of a committee, in which case it does not require a second)

Question 7

is adopt special rules of order must be seconded

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

is adopt ordinary standing rules must be seconded

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

is adopt parliamentary standing rules in a convention must be seconded

Answer 9

yes (in practice, motion is usually made by the reporting member of a committee, in which case it does not require a second)

Question 10

is adopt agenda or program must be seconded

Answer 10

yes (in practice, motion is usually made by the reporting member of a committee, in which case it does not require a second)

Question 11

is amend a pending motion must be seconded

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

is amend an amendment of a pending motion must be seconded

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

is amend something previously adopted, general case, including ordinary standing rules must be seconded

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

is amend parliamentary standing rules in a convention, when they are not pending must be seconded

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

is amend adopted agenda or program with reference to items not yet reached

Answer 15

yes (in practice, motion is usually made by the reporting member of a committee, in which case it does not require a second)

Question 16

is amend bylaws or constitution, when not pending must be seconded

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

is amend special rules of order, when not pending must be seconded

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

is appeal, general case must be seconded

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

is appeal, relating to indecorum or transgression of rules of speaking, or to the priority of business, or if made when an undebatable question is immediately pending or involved in the appeal must be seconded

Answer 19

yes

Question 20

is ballot, to order the vote on pending question to be taken by must be seconded

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

is blank, to create by striking out must be seconded

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

is, blanks, proposal for filing must be seconded

Answer 22

NO

Question 23

is change or depart from adopted convention agenda or program, immediately to take up a matter out of its proper order must be seconded

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

is committee, to refer a matter that is not pending to must be seconded

Answer 24

yes

Question 25

is committee, to refer a matter that is not pending to is consider informally must be seconded

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

is consider informally must be seconded

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

is consider by paragraph or seriatim must be seconded

Answer 27

yes

Question 28

is continue speaking after indecorum, to grant permission to must be seconded

Answer 28

yes, if in form of a motion

Question 29

is debate and amendment, to obtain immediate closing of must be seconded

Answer 29

yes

Question 30

is Debate, to limit or extend limits of, on a pending question must be seconded

Answer 30

yes

Question 31

is debate, to limit or extend limits of, for the duration of a meeting must be seconded

Answer 31

yes

Question 32

is discharge a committee must be seconded

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

is discharge a committee, when it has failed to report at prescribed time, or while assembly is considered partial report of committee must be seconded

Answer 33

yes

Question 34

is division of the assembly (call for verification of a voting result by an uncounted rising vote) must be seconded

Answer 34

NO

Question 35

is count of vote on division, to order, if chair does not do so must be seconded

Answer 35

yes

Question 36

is division of a question must be seconded

Answer 36

yes

Question 37

is call for separate vote on a resolution which is one of a series on different subjects offered by a single motion must be seconded

Answer 37

no

Question 38

is duty, to be excused from must be seconded

Answer 38

yes, if motion is made by member to be excused; no, if made by another member

Question 39

is effect, fix time for taking must be seconded

Answer 39

yes

Question 40

is extend time for consideration of pending question, or time until announced or scheduled adjournment or recess must be seconded

Answer 40

yes

Question 41

is fix the time to which to adjourn, if moved while a question is pending must be seconded

Answer 41

yes

Question 42

is fix the time to which to adjourn, if moved while no question is pending must be seconded

Answer 42

yes

Question 43

is information, request for must be seconded

Answer 43

NO

Question 44

is information, request for must be seconded

Answer 44

yes

Question 45

is minutes, to approve (when proposed by a motion) must be seconded

Answer 45

yes

Question 46

is minutes, to correct before adoption (when done by a motion) must be seconded

Answer 46

yes

Question 47

is minutes, to correct after approval must be seconded

Answer 47

Yes

Question 48

is minutes, to dispense with reading of must be seconded

Answer 48

yes

Question 49

is nominations, to make must be seconded

Answer 49

NO

Question 50

is nominations, to make must be seconded

Answer 50

yes

Question 51

is nominations, to reopen must be seconded

Answer 51

yes

Question 52

is nominations, motions relating to (except to close or reopen nominations) made while election is pending) must be seconded

Answer 52

yes

Question 53

is nominations, motions relating to, made while election is not pending must be seconded

Answer 53

yes

Question 54

is objection to consideration of a question must be seconded

Answer 54

NO

Question 55

is order, to make a special, when question is not pending must be seconded

Answer 55

yes

Question 56

is orders of the day, to call for must be seconded

Answer 56

NO

Question 57

is orders of the day, to proceed to must be seconded

Answer 57

blank

Question 58

is orders of the day, when pending must be seconded

Answer 58

blank

Question 59

is order, point of question of, or calling a member to must be seconded

Answer 59

NO

Question 60

is parliamentary inquiry must be seconded

Answer 60

NO

Question 61

is postpone indefinitely must be seconded

Answer 61

yes

Question 62

is postpone to a certain time, or definitely, applied to a pending question must be seconded

Answer 62

yes

Question 63

is postpone a pending question to a certain time and make it a special order must be seconded

Answer 63

yes

Question 64

is postpone an event or action previously must be seconded

Answer 64

yes

Question 65

is previous question (immediately to close debate and the making of subsidiary motions except the motion to lay on the table) must be seconded

Answer 65

yes

Question 66

is Proviso must be seconded

Answer 66

yes

Question 67

is questions of privilege, to raise while regular introduction as main motion is not in order must be seconded

Answer 67

NO; but if the question of privilege thereby raised is in the form of a motion, the motion must be seconded

Question 68

is question of privilege in the form of a main motion, whether introduced when an ordinary main motion is in order or admitted by raising a question of privilege must be seconded

Answer 68

yes

Question 69

is ratify, or confirm must be seconded

Answer 69

yes

Question 70

is read papers, to grant permission to must be seconded

Answer 70

yes, if motion is made by person requesting permission; no if made by another member

Question 71

is recess, to take a, if moved while business is pending must be seconded

Answer 71

yes

Question 72

is recess, to take a, if moved while no question is pending must be seconded

Answer 72

yes

Question 73

is reconsider must be seconded

Answer 73

yes

Question 74

is reconsider, in a committee must be seconded

Answer 74

NO

Question 75

is reconsider, call up motion must be seconded

Answer 75

NO

Question 76

is rescind and expunge from minutes must be seconded

Answer 76

yes

Question 77

is rescind, repeal, or annul must be seconded

Answer 77

yes

Question 78

is refer must be seconded

Answer 78

yes

Question 79

is substitute must be seconded

Answer 79

yes

Question 80

is suspend the rules (as applied to rules of order) must be seconded

Answer 80

yes

Question 81

is suspend ordinary standing rules, or standing in a convention must be seconded

Answer 81

yes

Question 82

is take from the table must be seconded

Answer 82

yes

Question 83

is take up a question out of its proper order must be seconded

Answer 83

yes

Question 84

is voting, motions relating to, if made while subject is pending must be seconded

Answer 84

yes

Question 85

is voting, motions relating to, if made while no question is pending must be seconded

Answer 85

yes

Question 86

is withdraw or modify a motion to grant maker permission to, after motion has been stated by the chair must be seconded

Answer 86

yes, if motion made by person requesting permission; no, if made by another member