Which motion allows a Main Motion or Amendment to be voted on in parts?

Which motion allows a Main Motion or Amendment to be voted on in parts?

• A. Discharge a Committee
• B. Division of the Question
• C. discussion
• D. execute a board

Answer: (B)

Division of the Question is the procedure used when a motion contains several distinct parts that you want to consider separately. If someone moves to divide the question and the assembly votes to approve it, the main motion or its amendments are split into independent parts and each part is voted on on its own. This is exactly what lets you approve one component while rejecting another, or debate and decide each piece according to its own merit. The other options serve different purposes: Discharge a Committee is about bringing a committee’s report before the assembly, not about splitting votes; discussion refers to the debate phase rather than a formal way to divide a motion into parts; and execute a board is not a standard parliamentary motion for dividing votes.

Division of the Question is the procedure used when a motion contains several distinct parts that you want to consider separately. If someone moves to divide the question and the assembly votes to approve it, the main motion or its amendments are split into independent parts and each part is voted on on its own. This is exactly what lets you approve one component while rejecting another, or debate and decide each piece according to its own merit. The other options serve different purposes: Discharge a Committee is about bringing a committee’s report before the assembly, not about splitting votes; discussion refers to the debate phase rather than a formal way to divide a motion into parts; and execute a board is not a standard parliamentary motion for dividing votes.