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Presume member A makes a motion requiring a second. If multiple members offer a secondment, what is the correct phraseology for these added secondments? (I.e., Member A makes a motion, and members B, C, and D all say “I second”.) Are all secondments called “seconds”, or are they referred to as second, third, fourth, etc.? I seem to recall that the correct phrasing in the minutes would be: “Member A moved that ‘____________’. Motion was seconded by members B, C, D…” Unfortunately, my university course that covered Roberts Rules was years and years ago (ok, decades and decades). thx in advance
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Does a motion by the chair of a standing committee require a second?
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What are the conditions necessary to allow a motion to be voted on without a second?
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At the recent meeting of our association a motion was made and seconded and a vigorous discussion began. Another motion was made and seconded. It was pointed out that there already was a seconded motion was on the floor. The question was called on the second motion and voted on with approval granted. Can a member bring up this as an illegal motion at the next meeting and present the original motion to reopen discussion? Thank you! -
An organization I'm in records the names of those who second motions in the minutes. RONR says: (RONR 11 p. 470 ll. 26-28, emphasis mine) Does custom qualify as being "ordered by the assembly"? Should I bring this up to the secretary (who, as I understand it, has been secretary for quite some time, where I'm not even officially parliamentarian (yet))? Or should I chalk this up to "pick your battles" and go back to reminding people that "friendly amendments" aren't a thing?
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If a member at the current meeting was NOT present at the previous meeting, can he/she move or second the motion to accept the mintues of the previous meeting (that he/she was NOT in attendance)?
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In regards to a three member board. One member discloses a conflict of interest, but lets the public know that per the State Ethics Commission he can vote to break a tie, because of the size of the board. If the chairman makes the motion, can the person with the conflict of interest second that motion? I understand that he can "vote" to break a tie, but the second has to come before the vote.
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At a recent meeting, a committee report contained a motion that only the reporting member wanted to come before the assembly. (The vote in committee had been 1-0, with several abstentions.) Does the motion require a second? RONR says no, “since the motion’s introduction has been directed by a majority vote within the board or committee and is therefore desired by at least two assembly members” ([11th ed., p. 36, ll. 18–21; see also the footnote on p. 507). I don’t follow this reasoning, given the sort of case above. Should the reporting member have briefly explained the situation and requested that the chair ask for a second?
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RONR p. 356, l. 5 ff says: "If an officer, in reporting, makes a recommendation, he should not himself move its implementation, but such a motion can be made by another member as soon as the officer has concluded his report." 1. Does it need a second, since there obviously is a second member (the officer) in favor of the motion made by another member? 2. If it does need a second, can the reporting officer second it? 3. Why is this "should not" rule in RONR? Thanks for any feedback! -- Paul McClintock
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RONR, page 356, lines 5-8 states: "If an officer, in reporting, makes a recommendation, he should not himself move its implementation, but such a motion can be made by another member as soon as the officer has concluded his report." After another member makes the motion, does it need a second? I think not, since the recommendation from the officer already ensures that a second member wishes for the motion to be considered, assuming that the officer is a member. But I wonder if there are other opinions and the reasoning for them.
