2010 National NOW Conference

Robert's Rules At A Glance

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.

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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.