Guest Henry Kriegel Posted October 29, 2023 at 04:56 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 at 04:56 PM Prior to voting on a motion, in legislative bodies, the legislator who submitted the motion gets to offer closing comments. Does Roberts Rules of Order allow for that with non-profit Boards or Councils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted October 29, 2023 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 at 04:58 PM No, although the non-profit part does not matter. Instead, the mover gets to speak first, if he chooses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 30, 2023 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 at 07:05 PM On 10/29/2023 at 12:56 PM, Guest Henry Kriegel said: Prior to voting on a motion, in legislative bodies, the legislator who submitted the motion gets to offer closing comments. Does Roberts Rules of Order allow for that with non-profit Boards or Councils? No. Under the rules of RONR, members may speak no more than twice in debate on a given question, and for no more than ten minutes per speech. The mover has the right to claim the floor first. No member may make a second speech until all members who desire to make a first speech have done so. These general rules may by modified as needed by the motion to Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate [RONR (12th ed.) §15] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted October 31, 2023 at 01:08 AM Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 at 01:08 AM On 10/29/2023 at 12:56 PM, Guest Henry Kriegel said: in legislative bodies, the legislator who submitted the motion gets to offer closing comments This is the case in many legislative bodies, but is not universal. Your organization is free to adopt a special rule to allow for this. If you do, I suggest that you specify in the rule whether this "right of reply" still applies even after the previous question has been ordered or if calling the question overrides that opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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