user Posted January 11, 2022 at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 at 06:44 PM I heard someone say that the maker of the motion gets to speak 3 times in debate and the maker of the motion gets to speak first and last, however I can't find anything in RONR to back that up. I know the maker of the motion gets to speak in debate first. However, I feel that counts as one of their two allowed debate speeches. Also, does it say somewhere that the maker of the motion gets to speak in debate last? It's hard to prove a negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted January 11, 2022 at 06:51 PM Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 at 06:51 PM On 1/11/2022 at 1:44 PM, user said: I heard someone say that the maker of the motion gets to speak 3 times in debate and the maker of the motion gets to speak first and last, however I can't find anything in RONR to back that up. I know the maker of the motion gets to speak in debate first. However, I feel that counts as one of their two allowed debate speeches. Also, does it say somewhere that the maker of the motion gets to speak in debate last? It's hard to prove a negative. Robert's Rules used to say that the maker of the motion gets to speak at the close of debate, but that hasn't been the rule since before the 7th edition (1970). The current rule is that the maker of a (debatable) motion gets to speak twice per day in debate, just like everyone else, but has preference in recognition the first time he wishes to speak (which is often right after the chair has stated the question on the motion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user Posted January 11, 2022 at 07:02 PM Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 at 07:02 PM On 1/11/2022 at 1:51 PM, Shmuel Gerber said: Robert's Rules used to say that the maker of the motion gets to speak at the close of debate, but that hasn't been the rule since before the 7th edition (1970). The current rule is that the maker of a (debatable) motion gets to speak twice per day in debate, just like everyone else, but has preference in recognition the first time he wishes to speak (which is often right after the chair has stated the question on the motion). Very interesting. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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