Senate Points and Motions

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1	SENATE POINTS AND MOTIONS
2	In Order at Any Time
3	Point or Motion	May Interrupt	Debatable	Second	Vote	Description	Notes
4	Point of Personal Privilege	No, unless unavoidable	No	No	N/A	Calls attention to a question that affects a member(s) of Senate	Applies to Senators, Justices, and the Executive Board
5	Point of Order	Yes	No	No	N/A	Calls attention to procedural errors	Applies to Senators, Justices, and the Executive Board
6	Point of Parliamentary Inquiry	Yes	No	No	N/A	Ask for clarification pertaining to rules of parliamentary procedure	Applies to Senators, Justices, and the Executive Board
7	Point of Information/clarification	Yes	No	No	N/A	Ask for information or clarification on a specific matter other than parliamentary procedure	Applies to Senators, Justices, and the Executive Board
8	In Order when the Floor is Open
9	Point or Motion	May Interrupt	Debatable	Second	Vote	Description	Notes
10	Motion to Adjourn the Meeting	No	Yes	Yes	2/3	Ends the current Senate meeting until the next Senate meeting
11	Motion to Suspend the Meeting	No	Yes	Yes	1/2	Temporarily suspends the current Senate meeting for the purpose of a recess
12	Motion to Close Debate and Move into Voting Procedure	No	Yes	Yes	2/3	Closes debate on a specific topic or proposal for the purpose of voting
13	In Order when the Floor is Open and the Previous Three Motions are NOT on the Floor
14	Point or Motion	May Interrupt	Debatable	Second	Vote	Description	Notes
15	Motion to Postpone Consideration of	No	Yes	Yes	1/2	Removes a specific topic or proposal from consideration for reasons other than to address more urgent matters	Senators may postpone consideration indefinitely or for a specific timeframe.
16	Motion to Amend a Motion or Proposal	No	Yes	Yes	1/2	Amends a motion or proposal that is currently on the floor	Senators must specify how they are amending the motion or proposal in question.
17	Motion to Extend or Limit Debate	No	No	Yes	2/3	Sets speech and time limits to the discussion	This can be done for a specific motion, group of motions, or the entirety of the meeting.
18	Motion to Close Debate	No	No	Yes	2/3	Ends discussion on the current topic or proposal
19	Motion to Table	No	No	Yes	1/2	Removes a specific topic or proposal from consideration until "taken from the table", under the assumption that there are more urgent matters to address
20	Motion to Take from the Table	No	No	Yes	1/2	Revisits topic or proposal that was previously tabled on the previous or the same meeting
21	Motion to Reconsider	No	Yes	Yes	1/2	Reconsiders a an action, topic, or proposal that was previously voted on on the same meeting
22	Motion for an Extension	No	No	Yes	1/2	Extends the discussion time on a specific topic or proposal	Limitations to a specific motion apply to its extension unless specified otherwise
23	Main Motions	No	Yes	Yes	1/2	Proposes a specific course of action
24	In Order during Voting Procedure
25	Point or Motion	May Interrupt	Debatable	Second	Vote	Description	Notes
26	Motion to Divide the Question	No	No	Yes	2/3	Separates a given proposal into two or more parts, which will be voted on separately	Requires sevaral rounds of voting. Refer to chairing guide for specific procedures
27	Motion to Reorder	No	No	Yes	1/2	Resets the order in which specific proposals or items of a proposal will be voted on	Requires sevaral rounds of voting. Refer to chairing guide for specific procedures
28	Motion for a Roll Call Vote	No	No	N/A	1/2	Allows each Senators to vote on a proposal individually
29	Post-Vote Motions (Procedural and Substantive Matters)
30	Point or Motion	May Interrupt	Debatable	Second	Vote	Description	Notes
31	Motion to Divide the House	No	No	Yes	2/3	Prevents Senators from abstaining in a vote	Only acceptable when the number of abstentions is enough to change the result of a vote or when 2/3 majority is required to pass a motion or proposal
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