Speaks without being recognized...

[joekronen]

A member starts to speak in a meeting without being recognized by the Chairman. The Chairman calls the person out of order. Is this action by the Chairman appealable?

[Kim Goldsworthy]

A member starts to speak in a meeting without being recognized by the Chairman.

The Chairman calls the person out of order.

Q. Is this action by the Chairman appealable?

See Standard Descriptive Characteristic #2 for APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR

2. Can be applied to any ruling by the presiding officer ex-

cept that:

a ) if a point of order is raised while an appeal is pend-

ing, there is no appeal from the chair’s decision on

this point of order, although the correctness of the

ruling can be brought up later by a motion covering

the case; and

b ) when the chair rules on a question about which

there cannot possibly be two reasonable opinions,

an appeal would be dilatory and is not allowed.

What does this mean for your question?

If the appeal is reasonable, then "yes."

If the appeal is not reasonable, then "no".

The chair might be in error.

The chair might be over-reacting.

The chair will need guidance and correction, then.