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If a motion is postponed as a general order to the next regular meeting without a date specified, my understanding is that it would come before the assembly under unfinished business. Now, RONR specifies that new business should be considered before a general order that is set for a certain time. Does that mean if a member wanted to make a main motion and bring new business before the assembly, they could do that and override a general order set without a date even though unfinished business comes before new business? How would that be worded if possible.

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24 minutes ago, Hieu H. Huynh said:

Where does it say that?

I take that statement back. I was looking at page 368 line 4 but that only applies to business that was already pending. If a general order was set without a specified time and the assembly wanted to consider new business before handling the general order, would a member need to suspend the rules to do so?

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22 hours ago, parkourninja said:

I take that statement back. I was looking at page 368 line 4 but that only applies to business that was already pending. If a general order was set without a specified time and the assembly wanted to consider new business before handling the general order, would a member need to suspend the rules to do so?

Yes. General orders come before New Business.

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On ‎6‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 9:35 PM, parkourninja said:

If a motion is postponed as a general order to the next regular meeting without a date specified, my understanding is that it would come before the assembly under unfinished business. Now, RONR specifies that new business should be considered before a general order that is set for a certain time. Does that mean if a member wanted to make a main motion and bring new business before the assembly, they could do that and override a general order set without a date even though unfinished business comes before new business? How would that be worded if possible.

Well, yes, provided that the time for taking up new business arrives before the time fixed for the general order has arrived. 

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