2006 National NOW Conference: Robert's Rules at a Glance

NOW National Conference: 2006

Cards	Motion	In order when another has the floor	Requires a second	Debatable	Amendable
RED	Adjourn Recess Question of privilege Call for the orders of the day Appeal Division of the assembly Parliamentary inquiry Point of order Point of information Objection to consideration of the question Reconsider Suspension of rules	No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* No	Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes	No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No	No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
YELLOW	Lay on the table Previous question Limit or extend limits of debate Postpone to a definite time Refer or commmit Amend Postpone indefinitely	No No No No No No No	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
GREEN	Main motion All debate Division of question Any motion on voting Any motion on nomination Consideration by paragraph or question	No No No No No No	Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes N/A No No No No	Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes

* These motions are in order when floor has been assigned but speaker has not yet begun.

Remember, the fundamental principles of parliamentary law are:

COURTESY TO ALL
JUSTICE TO ALL
ONE THING AT A TIME
FULL AND FREE DEBATE

THE RULE OF THE MAJORITY
THE RIGHT OF THE MINORITY
THE RIGHT OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE ABSENTEE
PARTIALITY TO NONE

Green Cards - Making main motions. All debate.

Yellow Cards - Making almost all other motions.

Green and Yellow cards are equal in seeking recognition.

Red Cards - Priority items which may interrupt business, such as Point of Order, Call for the Orders of the Day, etc.

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