Incidental main motion

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Incidental main motion, in parliamentary procedure, is a classification under Robert's rules of order for a group of main motions that are incidental to or related to the business of the assembly, or its past or future action.^[1] In contrast, regluar main motions are motions that introduce new business. Unlike regular main motions, incidental main motions cannot have objection to the consideration of the question applied to them.

[edit] Motions with corresponding incidental main motions (RONR)

The following secondary motions have corresponding incidental main motions with the same name:

[edit] Subsidiary motions

• Limit or extend limits of debate
• Postpone to a certain time
• Commit
• Amend
• Postpone indefinitely

[edit] Privileged motions

• Recess
• Adjourn
• Fix the time to which to adjourn

[edit] Motions that bring a question again before the assembly

• Rescind, repeal, or annul or amend something previously adopted
• Discharge a committee (if the subject was referred by a main motion rather than by the subsidiary motion to commit)

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