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MUN Points and Motions Cheat Sheet

Standard Points:

  • Point of Personal Privilege: Used for personal discomfort (e.g., cannot hear the speaker, room temperature).
  • Point of Parliamentary Inquiry: Asks the Chair a question about rules, procedure, or agenda status.
  • Point of Order: Flags an error in parliamentary procedure made by the dais or another delegate.
  • Point of Information: Direct question posed to a speaker who has yielded to questions.

Standard Motions:

  • Motion for a Moderated Caucus: Specifies total time, individual speaking time, and the sub-topic.
  • Motion for an Unmoderated Caucus: Specifies total time for open lobbying and resolution drafting.
  • Motion to Introduce a Draft Resolution: Brings an approved paper to the floor for review.
  • Motion to Close Debate: Ends discussion and immediately pushes the room into voting procedure.

Dais Tracking:

Logging dozens of points and competing motions on a whiteboard often leads to errors. Using a centralized dashboard on MUN-Key.com allows Chairs to log motions with a click, auto-sort by precedence, and track speaking time without paper tally sheets. Supported by cross-platform native mobile apps (iOS & Android) and desktop apps (macOS & Windows) alongside the web, MUN-Key lets delegates cast roll-call and substantive votes securely from their phones, while the dais tallies majorities and logs parliamentary motions in real time with zero latency.