ADJOURN (PRIVILEGED)

The Standard Descriptive Characteristics (abbrev. SDCs) for the motion to Adjourn that relate to: 1. Debate. 2. Amending. 3. Reconsidering: which statement is correct?

• They are specifications that limit debate time, restrict amending, and preclude reconsidering motions.

• They define the roles of the presiding officer during debate, amending, and reconsidering motions.

• They specify limits for debate and set rules for amending and reconsidering motions.

• They have no significant impact on debate, amending, or reconsidering motions.

When a special committee has completed the business referred to it, it uses the following form to accomplish the equivalence of the main motion to adjourn sine die.

• Motion to adjourn sine die

• Motion to postpone indefinitely

• Motion to table

• Motion to recess

The Standard Descriptive Characteristics (SDCs) for the motion to Adjourn include guidelines regarding seconding, voting, and whether it can be made when another member has the floor. Which statement accurately reflects these SDCs?

• They pertain solely to seconding and voting.

• They pertain solely to voting and the floor procedure.

• They pertain solely to seconding and the floor procedure.

• They pertain to seconding, voting, and the floor procedure.

In a local assembly of an organized society that meets monthly, the effect on the order of business is as follows: A motion to Adjourn ends the meeting immediately, a motion to Recess suspends the meeting temporarily without altering the order of business, and an adjournment to an adjourned meeting establishes a new time for the meeting to continue. Which of the following best describes this effect?

• Adjourn ends the meeting, Recess pauses it temporarily, and an adjournment to an adjourned meeting sets a new time to resume.

• Adjourn pauses the meeting, Recess ends the meeting, and an adjournment to an adjourned meeting sets a new agenda.

• Adjourn and Recess both end the meeting immediately while an adjournment to an adjourned meeting resumes without delay.

• Adjourn temporarily suspends, Recess permanently ends, and an adjournment to an adjourned meeting has no effect.

Consider the following scenario: A motion to limit debate to one debate per person is ordered on a main motion at a regular meeting of an organized society, and a motion to Lay on the Table has been adopted. What effect does the subsequent adoption of a motion to (for): Adjourn have on (1) the order limiting debate and (2) the Main Motion?

• Adjournment ends the meeting, thereby nullifying both the debate-limiting order and the Main Motion.

• Adjournment leaves the debate-limiting order intact while the Main Motion remains pending.

• Adjournment modifies the debate-limiting order but allows further action on the Main Motion.

• Adjournment has no effect on either the debate-limiting order or the Main Motion.

An organization has 21 members. Assume that there are 13 of the members at a meeting and 11 cast a vote on the motion to Adjourn. What is a majority of the members present?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

A regular meeting of an organization has 50 members. Assume that there are 40 of the members at a meeting and 20 cast a vote on the motion to Adjourn. What is a majority of the members present?

• 21

• 20

• 41

• 51

Which three unamendable privileged and subsidiary motions does the motion to Adjourn take precedence over?

• Raise a Question of Privilege, Call for the Orders of the Day, Lay on the Table

• Adjourn, Lay on the Table, Commit

• Raise a Question of Privilege, Postpone Indefinitely, Limit Debate

• Call for the Orders of the Day, Commit, Limit Debate

Can the motion to Adjourn be made as a Main Motion?

• Yes.

• No.

When is the motion to Adjourn a privileged motion?

• When no other motion is pending

• When debate is ongoing

• When a member desires immediate adjournment

• When the meeting is not properly convened