What best describes the phrase 'Ending a motion', 'Starting a motion', or 'I move that' in meeting procedure?

What best describes the phrase 'Ending a motion', 'Starting a motion', or 'I move that' in meeting procedure?

• A. Ending a motion
• B. Seconding a motion
• C. Starting a motion
• D. Voting

Answer: (C)

Introducing a formal proposal in a meeting is the act being described. In parliamentary procedure, saying “I move that…” is the standard way a member presents a motion for the group to consider. That language begins the process: the motion is on the floor, it can be seconded, debated, possibly amended, and then voted on. The idea of ending a motion isn’t conveyed by this phrase, and voting comes after discussion, not at the moment of initiating. So, the best fit is starting a motion.

Introducing a formal proposal in a meeting is the act being described. In parliamentary procedure, saying “I move that…” is the standard way a member presents a motion for the group to consider. That language begins the process: the motion is on the floor, it can be seconded, debated, possibly amended, and then voted on. The idea of ending a motion isn’t conveyed by this phrase, and voting comes after discussion, not at the moment of initiating. So, the best fit is starting a motion.