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r_text[1] = "The presiding officer should always call for a standing vote when a 2/3 majority is required.";
r_text[0] = " When a person moves to 'Lay the motion on the table' this will not kill the motion as commonly thought.  To kill a motion one must move to 'Postpone the motion indefinitely.'";
r_text[2] = " Unanimous Consent can be used when there is no minority to protect.  Such cases as approving the minutes do not require a time wasteful motion.";
r_text[3] = " The chairman of an assembly has the right to vote only when his or her vote would affect the outcome of the vote.";
r_text[4] = "If the President resigns his position the Vice-President automatically becomes President for the remainder of the term.";
r_text[5] = "When a person moves 'previous question' debate does not cease unless it is passed with a 2/3 vote.";
r_text[6] = "Nonmembers of an assembly have no rights in the proceedings, meaning they have no voting right or the permission to speak.";
r_text[7] = "Seconds given to motions need not be recorded in the minutes of meetings.";
r_text[8] = "A quorum is the minimum number of voting members who must be present at a meeting to conduct business.";
r_text[9] = "A treasurers report needs no motion to be adopted, or is it proper.  It is simply adopted or accepted.";
r_text[10] = "A Privileged motion is of such urgency or importance and they take precedence of all other motions.";
r_text[11] = "When coming to unfinished business in an agenda, the chair should always refer to the secretary’s minutes from the previous meeting for issues that were not concluded or postponed.";
r_text[12] = "Meetings can be adjourned at any time during the proceedings; no assembly should ever be forced to meet longer than it is willing to meet.";
r_text[13] = "A motion to approve the secretary’s minutes is not necessary. They are either approved as read or corrected.";
r_text[14] = "When presenting a motion, the presenter must say, “I move…,” it is incorrect to say, 'I motion…'";
r_text[15] = "During debate a person must never 'feel', 'believe', or 'think'. Rather they should state 'it is a good idea because…' or 'it is a bad idea because…'";
r_text[16] = "A person never 'moves to table the motion', rather the correct phrase is 'I move to lay the motion on the table.'";
r_text[17] = "In order to speak during an assembly a person must first be recognized by the chair.";
r_text[18] = "If a person thinks the vote was miscalculated during a verbal vote they may call for a division, thus having a revote visually.";
r_text[19] = "A vote which requires a two-thirds vote should be taken as a standing vote, or in some other easily countable fashion.";
r_text[20] = "The Bylaws of an organization contain the operating procedures and rules for the group and must be adhered to at all times.";
r_text[21] = "Parliamentary Procedure refers to the rules of democracy and is the commonly accepted way which groups of people come together, present and discuss business.";
r_text[22] = "Once a vote is taken by eligible voting members, the secretary announces the numbers and the President announces whether it 'passes' or not.";

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