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Chancellor's Manual 

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as adopted November 2000, amended May 2002 

This is a motion to put a proposal on the table for a definite time (usually to the next meeting). The 
analysis of this motion is the same as for the motion to table indefinitely. 

As an amendment entails submitting a proposal which is not on the Agenda, it requires a suspension of 
the rules (2/3 vote). In general, drafting on the floor is extremely disfavored as it burns up so much 
time. Few things are that urgent. A "friendly amendment" is where an Estate Holder suggests to the 
author that the proposal be withdrawn and resubmitted with some minor changes. If there is no 
objection, this can be allowed, but any amended proposal which passes will be reconsidered at the next 
meeting. An amendment which is not accepted as "friendly" simply becomes an alternate proposal. The 
proposals are winnowed out using nomination procedure. 

Where there are several proposals dealing with the same issue, the Chancellor submits each proposal 
to a vote of the body. Each member may vote once. After the votes, all proposals except those two 
which received the most votes are eliminated. A run-off is then held between the two proposals, and 
the winner is the one which is then considered by the body. It will either pass or fail, and that will 
dispose of all proposals on that issue. It is called nomination procedure because a very similar 
procedure is used when electing people to an office. Nominations are opened (usually by the 
Chancellor, with no motion being necessary), and Estate Holders then make nominations. Nominations 
continue until they peter out (at which point, the Chancellor closes nominations, with no motion being 
necessary so long as there is no objection). An election is then held among the nominated folks in the 
manner indicated earlier in the paragraph. In a given round of votes in elections to a body with more 
than one open position, the Estate Holders may vote for as many candidates as there are positions. 

The Chancery may often decide to do this on its own without the necessity of a motion if a proposal 
seems to require extra informal discussion. A Committee of the Whole is an informal rap session 
among the Estates. Referral is almost always for a definite period of time. If the motion is entertained, 
and there is an objection, the motion requires a majority to pass, but is not debatable. 

Since we have an automatic committee referral system, this is almost always out of order. If 
entertained, it requires a majority vote to pass and is debatable. 

This is the motion to have a roll-call vote. This can be requested by anyone. The Chancellor should 
accommodate such a request for any vote where a record is desirable (e.g. banishment of a member) 
or where the vote count is in doubt. Otherwise, it is a waste of time, and the Chancellor may rule the 
request out of order. 

This only requires a majority vote, but the Chancellor will usually accommodate a reasonable request to 
do this without a vote, if there is no objection. This should not be confused with a motion to suspend the 
order of the day (which completely trashes the Agenda and allows the proposals to be taken up in any 
order, usually at the Chancellor's discretion). This body really doesn't have much use for a motion to