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The document summarizes parliamentary procedures and motions that can be used in a committee meeting. It lists various points and motions including points of information, parliamentary inquiry, and personal privilege. It also describes motions to change speaking time, call a moderated or unmoderated caucus, extend debate time, divide the question, and more. The final section provides additional details on procedures specific to the Security Council, including introducing resolutions, voting procedures, and the role of observer countries in discussions.

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The document summarizes parliamentary procedures and motions that can be used in a committee meeting. It lists various points and motions including points of information, parliamentary inquiry, and personal privilege. It also describes motions to change speaking time, call a moderated or unmoderated caucus, extend debate time, divide the question, and more. The final section provides additional details on procedures specific to the Security Council, including introducing resolutions, voting procedures, and the role of observer countries in discussions.

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Points and Motions

Point Purpose Can Requires Determined by


Interrupt Second?
Speaker?
Point of Ask a question to No No Speaker/Chair
Information the speaker
Point of Question No No Chair
Parliamentary Procedures/Chair
Inquiry
Point of Personal Complain about Yes Yes (not Chair
Privilege volume, etc. (volume) volume)
Point of Order Delegate feels the No No Majority Vote
chair was out of
order. If the chair
accepts, the chair
and delegate
present their side
and the issue is put
to a majority vote.
Motion to Request to change No Yes Chair
Change the length of
Speaking Time speaking time
Motion for a Request to have a No Yes Majority Vote
Moderated moderated caucus.
Caucus General and
speaker time
required.
Motion for an Request to have an No Yes Majority Vote
Unmoderated unmoderated
Caucus caucus. Time
required. No topic
required.
Motion to To ask the chair a No No Chair
approach the question in private
chair
Motion to Extend debate time No Yes Chair
Extend Debate
Time
Motion to Close Go directly to vote No Yes Majority Vote
Debate
Motion to Divide Vote on certain No Yes Majority Vote
the Question clauses separately
from other clauses
Motion to Divide Abstentions No Yes Majority Vote
the House prohibited, all
delegates must vote
either ‘for’ or
‘against’
Motion for a Roll Votes tabulated by No Yes Majority Vote
Call Vote roll call and not by (Overrule by
count Chair)

Motion to Allows each no no chairs


Entertain Opening delegate to present
Statements their opening
statement.  The
speaking time will
be 60 seconds, and
30 seconds for
questions

Additional motions and procedures


Motion to Open the General Speakers' List
This motion formally introduces the Speakers' List. Once the Speakers' List has
been opened, delegates may add themselves to it by sending a note (TO THE
COMMITTEE MAIL) to the chairs. The speaking time is 90 seconds; a delegate
may use this time to say anything, so long as it is relevant to the topic of the
committee. Anytime there are no motions on the floor, the next delegate on the
Speakers' List takes the floor.

A delegate may yield his/her time to one of the following: 


1.  The Chairs, in which case, the delegate will take his seat and his time will
automatically end.
2.  Any delegate present, in which case the delegate chosen may choose to accept or
decline the yield.
3.  Questions, in which case the floor would be open to questions.  Delegates who
have such will raise their placards and be selected by the chairs. Time runs only
during the response. This motion does not require seconds or voting, it is at the
discretion of the chairs.

Motion to Present Draft Resolution


This motion enables a delegate to introduce a Draft Resolution to the committee.
After this motion is approved by the committee, the sponsors of the Written
Proposal (Either a Draft Resolution or an amendment) will select one delegate to
present it, reading it in full to the committee. This motion requires a simple
majority to pass. However, it may be immediately granted due to Chair discretion.
(For more information on Draft Resolutions and Amendments, see sections 3 and 4
in the following pages)

Motion for a Panel of Authors


After a Draft Resolution has been introduced, delegates may motion for a Panel of
Authors. The delegate must State the length of the desired Panel of Authors. In a
Panel of Authors, 2-3 of the sponsors and signatories of the Draft Resolution will
explain its rationale and then take questions from the committee, which the chairs
will pick. This motion requires a simple majority to pass.

Motion to Close Debate


This motion will end all debate and the committee will immediately enter voting
procedures. The doors will be barred and all those not present in the committee will
not be able to participate in the voting process. This motion requires a 2/3 majority
to pass.

Security Council Rules of Procedure


 
The Council will automatically be in discussion of the assigned topic
 The Council shall move to open a speaker’s list or caucus, for the purpose of debate

o Delegates shall put a message in the chat in order to be added to the speaker’s list or
recognized by the Chair.

o A motion for a speaker’s list requires a second, is debatable, and requires a simple
majority vote

 Upon adoption of a speakers list, a time limit should be set for speeches. A motion to
limit the speaker’s time requires a second and is debatable.

o A motion to caucus must be seconded and requires a simple majority vote. A time limit
must be set for caucusing.

 Caucusing can be either moderated or unmoderated. Unmoderated caucusing will


involve members meeting in groups/BREAK OUT ROOMS to discuss, while
moderated caucusing will be presided over by the president. Unmoderated caucuses will
not be allowed during the first half hour of the conference. During moderated caucusing,
members will raise their placards to be recognized and may then speak for the designated
amount of time.

Passage of Resolutions
 Draft resolutions shall be introduced to the President who shall provide for their
distribution to all members of the Council.

 To be introduced a draft resolution must have the signatures of at least five members of
the Council.

 When the draft resolution has been distributed, the floor is opened for debate. One of the
signatories may rise to introduce the draft resolution. The adoption of draft resolutions is
a substantive question.

Voting
 Substantive Votes: Passage of substantive votes requires the affirmative votes of nine
members of the Council, including the concurring vote (abstention or absence) of the five
permanent members. Each of the five permanent members has veto power in substantive
voting procedures. If any one of the five permanent members vetoes a resolution, the
resolution fails.

 Procedural Votes: Passage of procedural votes requires the affirmative votes of nine
members of the Council.

 Roll-Call Vote: The Council shall normally vote by a show of placards, but any delegate
may request a roll call vote. The roll call vote shall be taken in the English alphabetical
order of the names of the members. The name of each member shall be called. Votes
shall be “yes,” “no,” “abstain,” or “pass.” Requests for a roll call vote are not subject to
vote, debate, or objection.

Note: 
AOSMUN 20 Security Council will include Armenia and Azerbaijan (Turkey pending)
as part of its deliberations. Observers may present their side of events and to answer
questions asked by Security Council members
These relevant to the discussions additional countries that are not members of the
Security Council may discuss, persuade, cajole, speak during both formal and informal
sessions, and vote on procedural motions.  However, non-Security Council members
cannot vote on the final resolutions being put to a vote. present their side of events and to
answer questions asked by Security Council members

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