Guest jim Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:08 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:08 PM if a motion is passed to change a rule. can a new motion be made to change this rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:20 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:20 PM Yes.Use the motion "Rescind; Amend Something Previously Adopted" -- the name says it all.But the book (p. 305 ff.) also says lots of good stuff, including special vote requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:24 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 at 06:24 PM Yes, it is called Amend Something Previously Adopted (ASPA) which is discussed on RONR pp. 305-310. However, unless the original rule had ASPA applied to change it or the motion was adopted by a threshold high enough to adopt ASPA the change would be null and void (RONR p. 251). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oldenfolks Posted December 24, 2011 at 12:28 AM Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 at 12:28 AM Can an issue passed by vote be revisited and opened for discussion and a new vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted December 24, 2011 at 12:35 AM Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 at 12:35 AM Can an issue passed by vote be revisited and opened for discussion and a new vote?As both Mr. Stackpole and Mr. H. have said, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted December 24, 2011 at 01:02 AM Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 at 01:02 AM Can an issue passed by vote be revisited and opened for discussion and a new vote?Yes, but not just in the sense of starting over again and voting on it from scratch. The motion to rescind, or amend something previously adopted (mentioned by several of the previous posters) has a higher voting requirement -- two-thirds without notice OR majority with notice OR majority of the entire membership. This helps prevent the situation where the assembly passes something by a fairly close vote, and then decides to 'revisit' the issue at the next meeting (perhaps with a slightly different subset of members attending) and defeats the motion by a fairly close vote... and then perhaps flip-flops again at a third meeting... and so on and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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