When decisions need to be made, there needs to be a vote.

1. The President calls for a motion.
2. Someone makes a motion.
3. Someone else seconds the motion
4. There is discussion.
5. The president asks for everyone in favor to say “yea” or to raise
6. his or her hand.
7. The president asks everyone opposed to say “no” or raise his or her hand.
8. The president announces the results.

Robert’s Rules of Order—Motion Cue Card
Motion	Floor	Second	Debate	Amend	Vote
Adjourn Stop the meeting	Yes	Yes	No	No	Majority
Amend Change something	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Call the Question Stop talking about it	No	Yes	No	No	Two-third
Call the question stop	No	Yes	No	Yes	Two-third
Debate (close, limit, Extend) talk about it	No	Yes	No	Yes	Majority
Fix time to adjourn Lay on the table talk about it later	No	Yes	No	No	Majority
Main Motion	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Postpone to time certain wait until Later	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Postpone Forever	No	Yes	Yes	No	Majority
Recess take a break	No	Yes	No	No	Majority
Refer to committee	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority

• Motion: Something that the board has to vote on
• Second: Someone else has to agree to the motion
• Debate: The motion has to be talked about
• Amend: The motion can be changed before it is voted on
• Majority: most of the people at a meeting

For further questions contact us at
Frank Latham – frank.latham@njcdd.org