Rules Short Form

Rule	Second	Debatable	Vote Required	Interrupt Speaker	Description
Point of Order	No	No	None	Yes	Used to point out a misuse of the rules
Point of Information	No	No	None	No	Ask any rules or non-rules related question of the chair, or gain a clarification
Point of Inquiry	No	No	None	No	Ask a question of a speaker at the end of their speech, prior to their yielding the floor
Suspension of the Meeting	Yes	No	Majority	No	Recess the meeting for a specific period of time - often for caucus
Adjournment of the Meeting	Yes	No	Majority	No	End the meeting
Adjournment of Debate	Yes	2 Pro 2 Con	Majority	No	*Has the effect of tabling any issue open to debate without* a vote on the issue**
Closure of Debate	Yes	2 Pro 2 Con	2/3 Majority	No	Ends debate on any issue open to debate and brings it to an immediate vote
Set the Working Agenda	Yes	No	Majority	No	Set the order for the Working Agenda
Changing the Order of Consideration of Agenda Items	Yes	No	Majority	No	Change the order in which agenda items are discussed.
Limits on Debate	Yes	2 Pro 2 Con	Majority	No	Impose (or repeal) a limit on the length of any form of debate
Division of the Question	Yes	2 Pro 2 Con	Majority	No	Divide a resolution or amendment into 2 or more clauses, each to be voted on separately after closure of debate
Consideration of Amendments	No	No	None	No	Bring an amendment to the floor for decision
Consideration of Resolutions	Yes	No	none	No	Consider a resolution that has the requisite number of signatures