Guest Rita Posted March 27, 2014 at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 at 07:55 PM When can you withdraw a motionJust after it is presented what do you doWhat if it has been seconded what do you doWhat if the vote has approved what do you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted March 27, 2014 at 08:12 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 at 08:12 PM When can you withdraw a motionJust after it is presented what do you doWhat if it has been seconded what do you doWhat if the vote has approved what do you do A motion can be withdrawn by the motion maker on his own up until it has been stated by the chair. After that, it can only be withdrawn with the consent of the assembly, by majority vote or unanimous consent. If the vote has been taken, it's too late to withdraw the motion. The member should either inform the chair that he is withdrawing his motion or (if the question has been stated) make a request to withdraw the motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted March 28, 2014 at 12:43 PM Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 at 12:43 PM What if the vote has approved what do you do It may also be possible to Rescind the motion (RONR 11th ed., p. 305ff), but if enough members were in favor of it to adopt it, you'd have to be fairly persuasive to get enough members to rescind it, I'd suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAdvocate Posted May 1, 2014 at 02:01 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 at 02:01 AM I know that the person making the motion can request to have his motion withdrawn. But what if another member thought the motion was silly or pointless: can he or she make a motion to have the original motion killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted May 1, 2014 at 03:03 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 at 03:03 AM I know that the person making the motion can request to have his motion withdrawn. But what if another member thought the motion was silly or pointless: can he or she make a motion to have the original motion killed?If a member thinks the motion is dilatory or frivilous, he can raise a Point of Order to that effect, and the chair will rule (subject to appeal). Or he may Object to Consideration of the Question, provided he does so before any debate has occured or any subsidairy motion has been moved. This would require a two-thrids vote against consideration. If that doesn't work, he can move to Potpone Indefinitely, but since that motiion is dabatelbe, and is the lowest-ranking subsidiuatr=y motion, that might not get rid of it very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 1, 2014 at 04:05 PM Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 at 04:05 PM If that doesn't work, he can move to Potpone Indefinitely, but since that motiion is dabatelbe, and is the lowest-ranking subsidiuatr=y motion, that might not get rid of it very quickly. A member could follow this up with the Previous Question to speed things up, which is not debatable and requires a 2/3 vote for adoption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted May 2, 2014 at 12:11 AM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 12:11 AM A member could follow this up with the Previous Question to speed things up, which is not debatable and requires a 2/3 vote for adoption.Good poinit. I suppose a member also could move to Suspend the Ruels and Postpone Indefinitely without debate, which alos would require a two-thirds vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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