Guest mark Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:02 PM Can a motion be tabled in a General Assembly of 100 delegates in a business meeting. Then picked up from the table in a Board of Elders meeting of 12 members 2 days later and motion voted on and passed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:17 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:17 PM No, those are two different tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:24 PM Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 at 03:24 PM No, those are two different tables. It's more than likely that the table belonging to the General Assembly of delegates is now empty. "In cases in which the lapse of time between regular business sessions is greater than a quarterly time interval (see pp. 89–90), a question laid on the table can remain there only until the end of the current session; and unless taken from the table earlier, the matter dies with the close of that session." RONR (11th ed.), p. 214, but as noted, the answer is still "no", regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted June 9, 2014 at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 03:54 PM Is the motion to table a debatable motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted June 9, 2014 at 03:58 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 03:58 PM Is the motion to table a debatable motion No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:53 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:53 PM Is the motion to table a debatable motion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:53 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:53 PM Is the motion to table a debatable motionNo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:54 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:54 PM Is it a proper motion if there has been little or no discussion of the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:59 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 04:59 PM Is it a proper motion if there has been little or no discussion of the issue The motion to Lay Upon the Table is rarely needed in ordinary societies, and therefore seldom in order. So, odds are, it's not proper. But that has nothing to do with whether there has been discussion or not. Tabling is used only to put a question aside temporarily so that something urgent that has just come up can be dealt with, after which it is once again taken from the table exactly as it was. If that's not the reason you're using it, it's not in order. You probably want the motion to Postpone. For more info see FAQ #12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted June 9, 2014 at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 05:13 PM Is it a proper motion if there has been little or no discussion of the issue If the intent is to put aside the motion temporarily, then how much discussion has taken place doesn't matter. If the intent is to kill the motion, then a motion to postpone indefinately should be used instead. People have the option of debating this motion, as well as the main motion. If the intent is to end debate, then the motion for the previous question is the proper motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Ralph Posted June 9, 2014 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 at 06:29 PM Is it a proper motion if there has been little or no discussion of the issueThe motion to Lay on the Table is rarely proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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