Guest Mary Blocker Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:21 PM Can a motion be made by one member and then amended by another or do you have to have to separate motions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:26 PM Generally an amendment is going to be proposed by a member other than the one who made the original motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:48 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:48 PM Can a motion be made by one member and then amended by another or do you have to have two separate motions?It can depend on the nature of the amendment but, generally speaking, this process of amendment is known as "perfecting" the motion, that is, getting it to where it will receive the most support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 at 04:58 PM Can a motion be made by one member and then amended by another or do you have to have to separate motions?An amendment is a separate motion, which is debated and put to a vote before returning to consideration of the main motion. See RONR (11th ed.), Section 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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