Which motion moves a main motion to a committee for consideration?

Which motion moves a main motion to a committee for consideration?

• A. Refer to a Committee/Commit
• B. Reconsider
• C. Recount
• D. Report

Answer: (A)

When you want a main motion to be studied in depth by a smaller group, you use the motion to refer to a committee. This sends the matter to a committee with a defined charge to investigate, gather information, and draft recommendations, then report back to the assembly for further action. The committee’s findings help the full group decide with more detail than is possible on the floor. The other options serve different purposes. Reconsider is used to reopen a decision that has already been made, to revisit a vote or action. Recount is not a formal motion that initiates a study; it’s about checking the vote count and is not about sending the item to a committee. Report is what a committee does after it has completed its work—presenting its findings to the assembly—not the step to send the main motion to a committee in the first place.

When you want a main motion to be studied in depth by a smaller group, you use the motion to refer to a committee. This sends the matter to a committee with a defined charge to investigate, gather information, and draft recommendations, then report back to the assembly for further action. The committee’s findings help the full group decide with more detail than is possible on the floor.

The other options serve different purposes. Reconsider is used to reopen a decision that has already been made, to revisit a vote or action. Recount is not a formal motion that initiates a study; it’s about checking the vote count and is not about sending the item to a committee. Report is what a committee does after it has completed its work—presenting its findings to the assembly—not the step to send the main motion to a committee in the first place.