To Help Adopt Motion

To Help Defeat Motion

1.             Propose well-conceived motion in good language

1.             Propose in hastily written or ill-conceived language

2.             Second the motion

2.             Do not second the motion

3.             Speak for motion

3.             Speak against motion

4.             Vote for motion

4.             Vote against motion

5.             Vote against any motion to Postpone Indefinitely

5.             Move to Postpone Indefinitely to “kill” motion

6.             Amend to perfect or improve motion

6.             Amend to encumber or complicate motion

7.             Vote against any motion to Refer to act on now*

7.             Move to Refer to committee to delay action*

8.             Vote against any motion to Postpone to act on now*

8.             Move to Postpone to delay action*

9.             Vote against Previous Question to allow debate*

9.             Move Previous Question before debate complete*

10.        Move to Recess if need more votes*

10.        Move to Recess if need more votes*

11.        If adopted, vote against their motion to Reconsider

11.        If adopted, move to Reconsider

12.        If defeated, move to Reconsider

12.        If defeated, vote against their motion to Reconsider

13.        Vote against any motion to Adjourn*

13.        Move to Adjourn to delay action*

14.        At subsequent meeting, vote against any motion to Rescind

14.        At subsequent meeting, move to Rescind

15.        Only votes win.  Get your votes to the meeting

15.        Only votes win.  Get your votes to the meeting