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is required, however, before the board may again consider a substantive motion the consideration of which has been deferred under this motion. Motion 10. Motion for the Previous Question. The motion is not in order until there have been at,east [20] minutes of debate and every member has had an opportunity to speak once. Comment: This motion differs from the motion of a similar name in RONR. The RONR motion is always in order, is not debatable or amendable, and requires atwo-thirds vote for adoption. Thus it may be used to compel an immediate vote on a proposal without any debate on the issue. Such a device may be necessary to preserve efficiency in a large assembly. With a small board, however, a minimum period of debate on every proposal that comes before it strikes a better balance between efficiency and effective representation by all board members. Since every member will have an opportunity to speak, the debate may be ended by a majority vote. Note that this mle avoids the practice followed by some boards of allowing any member to end debate by simply saying "call the question," without the board actually taking a vote on that procedural issue. Such a practice is contrary to regular parliamentary procedures. In addition, it allows individual members to impose their will unilaterally on the group, in defiance of the principle of majority rate on which these rules aze based. Motion 11. To Postpone to a Certain Time or Day. If consideration of a motion has been postponed, a new motion with the same effect cannot be introduced while the postponed motion remains pending. A person who wishes to revisit the matter must either wait until the specified time or move to suspend the rates [Rule 16(b), Motion 5]. Comment: This motion allows the board to postpone consideration to a specified time or day and is appropriate when more information is needed or the deliberations aze likely to be lengthy. It should be distinguished from the motion to defer consideration (see Comment to Rule 16(b), Motion 9]. Note the restriction on making a new motion with the same effect while a postponed motion remains pending. Motion 12. To Refer a Motion to a Committee. The boazd may vote to refer a substantive motion to a committee for its study and recommendations. Six days or more after a substantive motion has been referred tc .t committee, the introducer df the substantive motion may compel consideration of the measure by the enftre board, whether or not the committee has reported the matter to the board. Comment: This motion is the same as the motion of the same name in RONR except that the right of the introducer to compel consideration by the full boazd after a specified period of time prevents using the motion as a mechanism to defeat a proposal by referring it to a committee that is willing to "sit" on it. If the board does not use committees, this motion is unnecessary. Motion 13. To Amend. (a) An amendment to a motion must be pertinent to the subject matter of the motion. An amendment is improper if adoption of the motion with that. amendment added would have the sarnd effect a5 injection of the original motion. A proposal to substitute completely different wording for a motion or an amendment shall be treated as a motion to amend. (b) $,A motion may be amended, and that amendment may be amended, but no further. amendments may . be made;until the last-offered amendment is disposed of by a vote. (cf 1~ny amendment to a proposed [order] [policy] [regulation] [resolution] shall be reduced to writing before the vote on the amendment.