Which incidental motion permits temporarily waiving one or more rules to expedite action?

• A. Point of Order
• B. Objection to Consideration of a Question
• C. Parliamentary Inquiry
• D. Suspend the Rules

Answer: (D)

Suspending the Rules is an incidental motion that lets the assembly temporarily set aside one or more of its rules in order to move more quickly on a matter. The idea is to bypass formalities for the sake of getting work done at that meeting, such as skipping a required reading or notice for a specific action. Because it overrides normal procedure, it typically requires a two-thirds vote (sometimes with special rules in the bylaws) to adopt, and it applies only to the action at hand or for a limited time.

This is what makes it the right choice here: it explicitly permits waiving rules to expedite action. The other options serve different purposes—correcting procedural errors, blocking consideration of a motion, or asking a question about procedure—and do not provide a means to bypass rules to speed things up.