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7. Articles may be postponed by a majority vote or advanced by a 2/3 vote. t. 8. To address the Town Meeting, a speaker must be recognized by the Moderator ' and once recognized, a speaker should first give his or her name and address for the record. No speaker will be recognized while another person is speaking except to raise"a point of order", which is used to question a ruling of the ,! Moderator or the conduct of Town Meeting. Points of Order are not to address the subject matter being discussed. 9. All matters shall be decided by a majority vote unless a 2/3 or greater vote is required. If more than a majority vote is required, the Moderator shall announce the required percentage for passage before calling the vote. 10. The Moderator may set time limits on all presentations and may terminate debate on a motion when he deems it appropriate. Debate on a motion may also be terminated by a voter"moving the question"which, if accepted by the Moderator as not being premature, shall be voted on without discussion or debate. A motion to "move the question"requires a 2/3 vote for passage. 11. Only two (2) amendments to a motion may be on the floor at any particular time. Amendments over six (6) words must be submitted to the Moderator in writing and, of over fifty(50) words, sufficient copies must be available to those attending at the entrance of the hall before the start of that particular session. 12. Generally, amendments shall be voted on in the order made and prior to the vote on the motion to be amended. However, amendments relating to amounts to be appropriated shall be voted on in a descending order until an amount gains approval. 13. Reconsideration of Votes. No vote shall be reconsidered at the same meeting at which it is acted upon unless public notice of the intention to move such reconsideration is given within thirty(30)minutes of the declaration of the vote by the Moderator, and no notice of intent to move reconsideration on any vote r ' shall be received by the Moderator more than two (2) times at the same meeting. z The Town Clerk shall note, in writing, the action taken and time of such vote and ' also the time when the notice of reconsideration is given. {j 14. Majority Voting Requirement. No article within any Annual or Special Town Meeting Warrant shall be moved for consideration after 10:00 p.m. without a two- thirds vote of the Town Meeting. Y =p j;}