Below is the first page of the cheat sheet I prepared on
Roberts' Rules of Order.  Perhaps it will be helpful to those of you who
run meetings.



            Jim Hiestand



      Professor of Mechanical Engineering



MOST IMPORTANT ROBERTS' RULES OF ORDER (RRO) TOPICS





Abstain  has no effect on vote;  passage requires majority of votes, not
counting abstentions.  Thus if 1 vote was yes, 0 no, with 20
abstentions, the motion passes,  1-0.  It is not necessary to count or
record abstentions.



Topic                                                   Second?
Debatable?       Amendable?                 Vote



Adjourn  (takes priority)                       yes                   no
no                                major



Amendment                                          yes
yes                   yes, once                      major

            Only two amendments may be considered at a time.  They are
voted on in reverse order, i.e. the second is voted on first.  If a
third is proposed the second must be disposed of to reduce the active
number of amendments to two



Appeal the Chair's decision                  yes                   yes
N/A                             major



Call for the Question  (see Limit Debate)
2/3



Change Agenda is to suspend the rules:  by order of the Chair if no
objection, or requires 2/3 vote



 Commit                                               yes
yes                   yes                               major

     (send motion to committee)



Divide the Question                              yes
no                    yes                               major

   (split up a motion)



Divide the Assembly                             requested by at least
one member

   (non-voice vote)



Limit/Extend/End debate                       yes                   no
yes                               2/3



Point of Order                                      Chair decides, may
be appealed (see above)



Postpone Debate                                  yes
yes                   yes                               major



Quorum                                                majority= 50% + 1;
for Faculty Council = 17



Secret ballot  (not in RRO) allowed by UTC bylaws if requested by more
than 1 member.  (Faculty Handbook , 2.2.5.1)



Substitute motion is treated as an amendment



Table motion2                                       yes
no                    no                                major



Take from the Table                             yes                   no
no                                major



Withdraw motion                                  if no objection