The purpose of suspending the standing rules is to permit actions that would otherwise violate the standing rules.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only with a majority vote
• D. Only during certain meetings

Answer: (A)

Suspending the standing rules means temporarily waiving a rule for the current meeting so the group can take an action that would normally violate that rule. The purpose is to keep business moving when a strict application of the rules would block something reasonable or necessary for the moment, without making a permanent change to the rules. So the statement is true: the suspension exists to permit actions that would otherwise be disallowed by the standing rules. The exact voting requirements or when it may be used depend on the organization’s own rules, but the idea remains a temporary, partial waiver for this proceedings.