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Roll call vote used to pass a resolution by the committee voting on the resolution.
Sponsors countries that directly participated in writing the document. They support all of its ideas and will present it to the committee.
Motion a____________ for a(n) (moderated debate, table the topic, etc.)
Director has the power to suggest procedural motions, overrule motions, overrule the Moderator’s decisions, give warnings, and oversee committee voting. The decisions of the Director are final and cannot be appealed. The director must also keep track of the committee. This includes: taking roll at the beginning of each session, the written establishment of questions, time, and follow-ups for the speaker’s list, warnings and other technicalities.
Moderator has the power to suggest procedural motions, call on delegates to make procedural motions, grant the floor to delegates, oversee procedural votes, and give warnings. The moderator shall signal when the floor is open and when motions are out of order.
Speakers list delegate must specify time, questions, & follow-ups. This is used at the beginning of a topic to hear different countries opinions/solutions and then to be questioned.
Warnings Results from constant failure in following proper parliamentary procedure.
Point of inquiry request procedural information from the chair it may interrupt and shall be resolved by the Chair.
Out of policy when a delegate did not use parliamentary procedure corrently
Problematic committees Call Research and Training, Special Speaker, Special Delegate, Table the current Topic, Emergency topic.
Motion to divide the house this motion allows the committee to vote on and pass more than one draft resolution and it had to be made before role call vote begins (motion can interrupt).
Motion to divide the resolution this motion divides blocks of perambulatory and/or operative clauses and then vote on them separately. The majority of the committee decides on this motion. (Any sponsors can veto it.)

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Created December 20, 2007
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maru : Changed Speaker’s list → delegate must specify time, questions, & follow-ups. This is used at the beginning of a topic to hear different countries opinions/solutions and then to be questioned. to Speakers list → delegate must specify time, questions, & follow-ups. This is used at the beginning of a topic to hear different countries opinions/solutions and then to be questioned.
maru : Changed Motion → a____________ used to have a (moderated debate, table the topic, etc.) to Motion → a____________ for a(n) (moderated debate, table the topic, etc.)
maru : Changed Warnings → Constant failure in following proper parliamentary procedure. to Warnings → Results from constant failure in following proper parliamentary procedure.
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  1. Speakers list → delegate must specify time, questions, & follow-ups. This is used at the beginning of a topic to hear different countries opinions/solutions and then to be questioned. - 25 misses
  2. Roll call vote → used to pass a resolution by the committee voting on the resolution. - 8 misses
  3. Motion to divide the resolution → this motion divides blocks of perambulatory and/or operative clauses and then vote on them separately. The majority of the committee decides on this motion. (Any sponsors can veto it.) - 6 misses
  4. Warnings → Results from constant failure in following proper parliamentary procedure. - 5 misses
  5. Problematic committees → Call Research and Training, Special Speaker, Special Delegate, Table the current Topic, Emergency topic. - 5 misses
  6. Out of policy → when a delegate did not use parliamentary procedure corrently - 3 misses
  7. Sponsors → countries that directly participated in writing the document. They support all of its ideas and will present it to the committee. - 2 misses