Postpone_to_a_certain

Postpone to a certain time

The motion to postpone to a certain time is used to delay action on a pending question until a different day, meeting, or hour or until after a certain event.

Explanation and Use

**Postpone to a certain time, or definitely (RONR)**
Class	Subsidiary motion
In order when another has the floor	No
Second	Yes
Debatable	Yes
Amendable	Yes
Vote Required	Majority, unless it makes question a special order
Reconsider	Yes

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)

A postponed question becomes an order of the day for the time to which it is postponed.^[1] Under Demeter's Manual, if a motion to postpone definitely specifies a time that falls after the next regular meeting, or after a certain event which will not occur until after the next regular meeting, then it is treated as a motion to postpone indefinitely, which is the lowest-ranking of the subsidiary motions.^[2]

A motion to postpone an action or event that was previously scheduled is distinct from the subsidiary motion to postpone indefinitely, and is a type of the motion to amend something previously adopted.^[3]

References

^ Robert, Henry M. (2000). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th ed., p. 176-178
^ Demeter, George (1969). Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, Blue Book, p. 89
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v • d • e Parliamentary Procedure

Major concepts	Deliberative assembly · Motions · Main motion · Quorum · Session

Subsidiary motions	Postpone indefinitely · Amend · Commit · Postpone to a certain time · Limit or extend limits of debate · Previous question · Lay on the table

Privileged motions	Call for the orders of the day · Raise a question of privilege · Recess · Adjourn · Fix the time to which to adjourn

Incidental motions	Point of order · Appeal · Suspend the rules · Objection to the consideration of a question · Division of a question · Consideration by paragraph or seriatim · Division of the assembly · Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls · Motions relating to nominations

Incidental motions (Requests and inquiries)	Parliamentary inquiry · Point of information · Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion · Request to read papers · Request to be excused from a duty · Request for any other privilege

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly	Take from the table · Rescind, repeal, annul or amend something previously adopted · Discharge a committee · Reconsider

Legislative procedure	Call of the house · Hoist · Pass on

Disciplinary procedures	Censure · Declare the chair vacant · Impeach

Parliamentary authorities	Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) · The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC) · Demeter's Manual · Riddick's Rules of Procedure · Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure

Other concepts	Committee · Committee of the whole · Dilatory motions and tactics · Minutes · Second · History of parliamentary procedure · Principles of parliamentary procedure