Postpone to a certain time
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
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
|