When should Point of Order be raised?

• A. After the breach occurs.
• B. Before the breach occurs.
• C. At any time.
• D. At the time the breach occurs.

Answer: (D)

A Point of Order is your tool to enforce the meeting rules as they apply to what’s happening right now. It must be raised at the moment a rule is breached so the chair can stop the action and rule on it before the assembly proceeds. If you wait until after the breach, the matter has already been acted on, and the chance to correct the process is lost or much harder to undo. If you call it too early, there’s nothing to object to yet because no breach has occurred. So the timing that best preserves fair procedure is when the breach occurs, allowing immediate correction and a proper ruling.