A PRIMER TO ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER ON
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Note: These procedures are not a full or complete description of Robert's Rules of Order on 
motions or resolutions. They are intended to give a very basic introduction to how the 
process works.

1.	The President presides over all meetings according to Roberts Rules of Orders.

2.	A motion or resolution may be submitted by any voting club member in good standing.

3.	Motions may be submitted if they directly address the order of business under 
discussion per the agenda.

4.	Once a motion is submitted the President shall call for a second.

5.	Revisions to the substance or wording of a motion can be made prior to or following a 
second. If a motion is revised following a second both the individual submitting the 
motion and the person who seconded must agree to the revisions to proceed forward. 
Otherwise, the original motion that was seconded stands.

6.	Following a second to a motion, the President shall open the motion to the floor for 
discussion.

7.	Upon full discussion of the motion, the President may call to question (call for a vote) 
on the motion.

8.	The President shall request all in favor of the motion/resolution to signify by saying 
"aye" and raising their hands. The President shall request all opposed to the 
motion/resolution to signify by saying "nay" and raising their hands. The President 
shall request all abstaining from voting to the motion/resolution to signify by saying 
"abstain" and raising their hands. Additional procedures may be adopted to account for 
votes of members attending through electronic means.

9.	The President may at her/his discretion call for a roll call vote in order to assure an 
accurate voting count.

10.	Any member may request a confidential/secret ballot at which time the President shall 
institute the means for such a vote.

11.	The President shall announce the results of the vote for the record.