Allen Hall Council - General Assembly Procedure

Rule Second? Debatable Vote Required Interrupt Speaker Description
5.1 Point of Order No No None Yes Used to point out a misuse of the rules
5.2 Point of Information No No None No Ask any rules or non-rules related question of the chair, or gain a clarification
5.3 Point of Inquiry No No None No Ask a question of a speaker at the end of their speech, prior to their yielding the floor
6.1 Suspension of the Meeting Yes No Majority No Recess the meeting for a specific period of time
6.2 Adjournment of the Meeting Yes No Majority No End the meeting for the week
6.3 Adjournment of Debate Yes 2 Pro, 2 Con Majority No Has the effect of tabling any issue open to debate without a vote on the content of that issue
6.4 Closure of Debate Yes 2 Con Majority No Ends debate on any issue open to debate and brings it to an immediate vote
6.5 Appealing a Decision of the Chair Yes 2 Pro, 2 Con 2/3rds Majority No Challenge the ruling made by the Chair
6.6 Changing the Order of Consideration of Agenda Items Yes No Majority No Change the order in which agenda items are discussed
6.7 Limits on Debate Yes 2 Pro, 2 Con Majority No Impose (or repeal) a limit on the length of any form of debate
6.8 Division of the Question Yes 2 Pro, 2 Con 2/3rds Majority No Divide a resolution or amendment up into 2 or more clauses, each to be voted on separately after closure of debate
6.9 Consideration of Amendments No No None No Bring an amendment to the floor for discussion
6.10 Reconsideration of Proposals Yes 2 Con 2/3rds Majority No Reconsider an item on which debate has been adjourned or upon which a vote has been taken