<aside> 💡 Tip: use motions to adjust the flow of the debate in your favour - if you use them wisely, you can lead the debate however you want :)

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Motion to Move to the Previous Question

This motion is also known as “the motion to move to voting procedure”. This motion means that when discussing something in closed debate, if the house is:

• in time in favour = will move debate into time against
• in time against = debate will then be moved into voting procedures

In open debate, it means that the debate will be moved into voting procedures.

Here are a few tips to be aware of when using this motion:

• It may not interrupt the speaker.
• This motion can be moved by either a chair or delegate, but requires a “second”
• Even if there are objections, it is up to the chair’s discretion to entertain the motion or not
• The chair can overrule the motion if there is a lot of time left for the resolution and more debate can be created in the house

Motion to Adjourn the Debate

This motion calls for the temporary stopping of debate. The caller of the motion will need to make a short speech on why debate should be adjourned, and therefore why the resolution should be tabled (put aside and debated after all other resolutions).

As this motion is rarely used in debate, you must be aware of the following:

• It may not interrupt the speaker
• The chairs recognize speakers in favour and against this motion (debatable)
• This motion is voted on and a simple majority is required for the motion to pass
• Should the motion fail, debate will continue as normal
• If a delegate wishes to re-debate the tabled resolution, they can appeal for it, but then a 2/3 majority vote will be conducted and the resolution will then be debated at the end