Which motion allows a single member to require adherence to the order of business or to take up a special order, unless two-thirds vote otherwise?

Which motion allows a single member to require adherence to the order of business or to take up a special order, unless two-thirds vote otherwise?

• A. Call to Order
• B. Adjourn
• C. Call for the Orders of the Day
• D. Recess

Answer: (C)

Enforcing the meeting’s planned flow and moving to a designated item is the function here. A member can call for the orders of the day to require the chair to follow the agenda or to take up a special order that has been set. This gives a single member a way to insist the group stay with the scheduled business, rather than allowing current discussion to derail the plan. The reminder that the orders can be set aside only with a two-thirds vote protects the agenda, so the assembly can override the schedule only with broad support. That combination of enforcing the agenda and the ability to override it with a two-thirds vote is what makes this motion the correct choice.

Enforcing the meeting’s planned flow and moving to a designated item is the function here. A member can call for the orders of the day to require the chair to follow the agenda or to take up a special order that has been set. This gives a single member a way to insist the group stay with the scheduled business, rather than allowing current discussion to derail the plan. The reminder that the orders can be set aside only with a two-thirds vote protects the agenda, so the assembly can override the schedule only with broad support. That combination of enforcing the agenda and the ability to override it with a two-thirds vote is what makes this motion the correct choice.