Motions that Do Not Require a Second

Following Motions Are in Order When Another Has the Floor and Do Not Require a Second

Can interrupt a person speaking in debate if urgency requires it.

• Call for a Division of the Assembly (Call for verification of a voting result by an uncounted rising vote)
• Call for a separate vote(s) on one or more of a series of unrelated resolutions that have been offered by a single motion or on one or more of a series of amendments on which the Chair has stated the question in gross
• Call for the Orders of the Day
• Calling a member to order
• Parliamentary Inquiry
• Point of Order
• Raise a Question of Privilege
• Request for Information
• Request to Be Excused from a Duty
• Request For Permission to Withdraw or Modify a Motion, if made by another member
• Request For Permission to Read Papers
• Request For Any Other Privilege              

Motions that are In order when another has been assigned the floor but has not begun to speak and Do Not Require a Second.

• Objection to the Consideration of a Question    

Motions Which Are out of Order When Another Has the Floor but Do Not Require a Second

• Call up a motion to Reconsider or
• Call up a motion to Reconsider and Enter on the Minutes
• To make Nominations**
• Proposals for filling blanks**

A motion made by direction of a board or duly appointed a committee of the assembly requires no second from the floor (provided the subordinate group is composed of more than one person) since the motion's introduction has been directed by a majority vote within the board or committee and is therefore desired by at least two assembly members or elected or appointed persons to whose opinion the assembly is presumed to give weight regarding the board's or committee's concerns. (For rules governing the appointment of non-assembly members to committees.)
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** When Chair calls for them, can be offered without obtaining the floor.            

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