Postpone to a certain time

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The motion to postpone to a certain time is used to delay action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, or hour or until after a certain event.

[edit] Explanation and Use

Postpone to a certain time, or definitely (RONR)
Class Subsidiary motion
In order when another has the floor No
Second Yes
Debatable Yes
Amendable Yes
Vote Required Majority, unless it makes question a special order
Reconsider Yes

[edit] Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)

A postponed question becomes an order of the day for the time to which it is postponed.[1] Under Demeter's Manual, if a motion to postpone definitely specifies a time that falls after the next regular meeting, or after a certain event which will not occur until after the next regular meeting, then it is treated as a motion to postpone indefinitely, which is the lowest-ranking of the subsidiary motions.[2]

A motion to postpone an action or event that was previously scheduled is distinct from the subsidiary motion to postpone indefinitely, and is a type of the motion to amend something previously adopted.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Robert, Henry M. (2000). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th ed., p. 176-178
  2. ^ Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book, p. 89
  3. ^ Template:Cite park