parkourninja Posted April 13, 2017 at 07:46 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 at 07:46 PM On page 144 of RONR 11ed. an example of the chair stating the question on a pending amendment is giving as "if the word is inserted, the primary amendment will be, "to add the resolution for the purchase of the property..."". It refers to the main motion as a resolution "for the purchase of the property" without stating the main motion in its exact words. Therefore, is it OK to do so when stating the question on a secondary amendment or a primary amendment for that matter. Also, is it necessary to use the words on page 155 beginning with "it should be noted..." or can the motion be put without that added note on the motion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted April 13, 2017 at 08:18 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 at 08:18 PM I read the example you cite (p 144) as the difference between stating the question when it is pending, and referring to the main motion that is not currently pending when an amendment is currently pending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Hunt Posted April 15, 2017 at 11:35 PM Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 at 11:35 PM The most important thing, by far, is that the chair make it absolutely clear to members what it is that they are voting on. In particularly complex situations where there are many motions pending, depending on the skill and attention of the members, it may be fine for the chair only to state the immediately pending question, or they may well need to state the entire stack of motions. It may also depend on what aids are available---after a main motion has been amended several times, if there is not an easily available copy of the main motion as it stands (say, on a projector screen), then it may be required to repeat the main motion more frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted April 16, 2017 at 04:06 AM Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 at 04:06 AM On 4/13/2017 at 3:46 PM, parkourninja said: On page 144 of RONR 11ed. an example of the chair stating the question on a pending amendment is giving as "if the word is inserted, the primary amendment will be, "to add the resolution for the purchase of the property..."". It refers to the main motion as a resolution "for the purchase of the property" without stating the main motion in its exact words. Therefore, is it OK to do so when stating the question on a secondary amendment or a primary amendment for that matter. You're asking if it's OK to follow the example as given in RONR? Yes, it's OK to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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