Christina

So the 2nd motion to table the motion pass, even though it was used incorrectly?

The president said it would only pass by 2/3rds, not majority. I now know that is not correct 😔 So does the 2nd motion to table not count since the 1st motion technically passed?

We made a motion at our school PTA to purchase a printer , which was then seconded. Then the president opened it up for discussion. During the discussion a motion was made to table it for further discussion. First we voted on purchasing the printer. It was 20 - 12, so it did not pass. Then we voted to table the discussion. It was 12 - 12. So the president started asking the members what she should do, are people going to hate her which way she votes. So then the members started voicing their opinions. I reminded everyone that during a vote, there should be no discussion. She ended up voting it down. Was I correct to say that after the vote had started, no discussion was allowed? Also, was tabling the discussion by the association member correct? I was reading that tabling an issue was only used when another urgent matter needed to be discussed.