Which incidental motion permits temporarily waiving one or more rules to expedite action?

Which incidental motion permits temporarily waiving one or more rules to expedite action?

• A. Point of Order
• B. Objection to Consideration of a Question
• C. Parliamentary Inquiry
• D. Suspend the Rules

Answer: (D)

Suspending the Rules is an incidental motion that lets the assembly temporarily set aside one or more of its rules in order to move more quickly on a matter. The idea is to bypass formalities for the sake of getting work done at that meeting, such as skipping a required reading or notice for a specific action. Because it overrides normal procedure, it typically requires a two-thirds vote (sometimes with special rules in the bylaws) to adopt, and it applies only to the action at hand or for a limited time. This is what makes it the right choice here: it explicitly permits waiving rules to expedite action. The other options serve different purposes—correcting procedural errors, blocking consideration of a motion, or asking a question about procedure—and do not provide a means to bypass rules to speed things up.

Suspending the Rules is an incidental motion that lets the assembly temporarily set aside one or more of its rules in order to move more quickly on a matter. The idea is to bypass formalities for the sake of getting work done at that meeting, such as skipping a required reading or notice for a specific action. Because it overrides normal procedure, it typically requires a two-thirds vote (sometimes with special rules in the bylaws) to adopt, and it applies only to the action at hand or for a limited time.

This is what makes it the right choice here: it explicitly permits waiving rules to expedite action. The other options serve different purposes—correcting procedural errors, blocking consideration of a motion, or asking a question about procedure—and do not provide a means to bypass rules to speed things up.