View source for Rule of Order

=== General flow of a meeting ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Segment
!Typical language
|-
|Call to Order
|"I call this meeting to order"
|-
|Roll Call
|"We have a quorum. Will the secretary please read the minutes of the last meeting?"
|-
|Reading and Approval of Minutes
|"Are there any corrections to the minutes?" 
"If there are no corrections, the minutes stand approved."
"Can I get a motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting?"
|-
|Reports of Officers
|
|-
|Unfinished Business
|"Unfinished business from the last meeting"
|-
|New Business
|
|-
|Announcements
|
|-
|Adjournment
|"May I please have a motion to adjourn the meeting?"
|}


=== Cheat sheet ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Action
!What to Say
!Can interrupt speaker?
!Need a Second?
!Can be Debated?
!Can be Amended?
!Votes Needed
|-
|Introduce main motion
|"I move to"
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Majority
|-
|Amend a motion
|"I move to amend the motion by..." (add or strike words or both
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Majority
|-
|Move item to committee
|"I move that we refer the matter to committee"
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Majority
|-
|Postpone item
|"I move to postpone the matter until..."
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Majority
|-
|End debate
|"I move the previous question."
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Majority
|-
|Object to procedure
|"Point of order"
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|Chair decision
|-
|Recess the meeting
|"I move that we recess until..."
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Majority
|-
|Adjourn the meeting
|"I move to adjourn the meeting"
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Majority
|-
|Request information
|"Point of information."
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No vote
|-
|Overrule the chair's ruling
|"I move to overrule the chair's ruling."
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Majority
|-
|Extend the allotted time
|"I move to extend the time by ___ minutes."
|No
|Yes
|No
|Yes
|2/3
|-
|Enforce the rules or point out incorrect procedure
|"Point of order."
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No vote
|-
|Table a Motion
|"I move to table..."
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Majority
|-
|Verify voice vote
|"I call for a division."
|No
|No
|No
|No
|No vote
|-
|Object to considering some undiplomatic matter
|"I object to consideration of this matter..."
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|2/3
|-
|Take up a previously tabled item
|"I move to take from the table..."
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Majority
|-
|Reconsider something already disposed of
|"I move to reconsider our action to..."
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Majority
|-
|Consider something out of its scheduled order
|"I move to suspend the rules and consider..."
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|2/3
|-
|Close the meeting for executive session
|"I move to go into executive session."
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Majority
|-
|Personal preference-noise, room temperature, distractions 
|"Point of privilege."
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No vote
|}