Category: Parliamentary Notes

  • From The Parliamentarian

    FROM THE PARLIAMENTARIAN . . . AMENDMENTS by Julie Kays, Parliamentarian for Springfield Council of PTAs GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. Amendments, like main motions, require a second, are amendable, are debatable, and require a majority vote. 2. An amendment should be stated so that it indicates exactly what is being done to the main motion. 3.

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  • Motions and Rules of Debate

    FROM THE PARLIAMENTARIAN . . .October 2011 (Council News) MOTIONS A MOTION is a formal proposal by a member, in a meeting, that the organization take certain action. Basic form: Main Motion: The only motion whose introduction brings business before the assembly. The main motion, once adopted, is the expressed will of the organization. The

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