Guest ken hoeksema Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:01 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:01 AM During the discussion of a motion, is the questioner allowed a follow up question(s) or to they have to give up the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:26 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:26 AM The member speaking in debate addresses his comments to the Chair. The member can ask questions during his speaking in debate but no one is obligated to answer those questions (with an exception of a Request For Information [RONR pp. 294-295]). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:39 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 at 12:39 AM And each member is allowed to speak twice on the same question (i.e. motion), for up to ten minutes each time (subject to the particular rules of the association). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 12, 2012 at 02:40 AM Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 at 02:40 AM During the discussion of a motion, is the questioner allowed a follow up question(s) or to they have to give up the floor?I'm not sure exactly what you mean here. During debate, the person who has the floor does not question others. He speaks in favor of or against the pending question.Under the rules relating to a Request for Information, (see §33) a member who does not have the floor may ask, through the chair, if the speaker would consent to yield for a question:If the speaker consents to the interruption, the time consumed will be taken out of his allowed time. The chair therefore asks if the speaker is willing to be interrupted, and if he consents, directs the inquirer to proceed. Although the presiding officer generally remains silent during the ensuing exchange, the inquiry, the reply, and any resulting colloquy are made in the third person through the chair. To protect decorum, members are not allowed to carry on discussion directly with one another. An inquiry of this kind may also be for the purpose of reminding a speaker of a point to be made in argument, or it may be intended to rebut his position; but it must always be put in the form of a question.Under those conditions, you get to ask a follow-up if, and only as long as, the speaker consents to you using his time to question him. He is under no obligation to consent at all.If you're referring to some other kind of questioning, I'm not sure it actually exists under RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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