Guest Kelly Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:14 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:14 PM If a motion has been proposed and defeated at one boared meeting, is it appropriate to propose essentially the same motion at the next board meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:19 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:19 PM If a motion has been proposed and defeated at one boared meeting, is it appropriate to propose essentially the same motion at the next board meeting? Yes. It is even appropriate to propose exactly the same motion at the next board meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:19 PM Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 at 06:19 PM Yes. It's called "renewing" the motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kristen Posted November 5, 2014 at 07:16 PM Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 at 07:16 PM If a motion was seconded, but voted against, can the motion be made again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 5, 2014 at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 at 07:23 PM If a motion was seconded, but voted against, can the motion be made again?At a later meeting, yes. At the same meeting, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 6, 2014 at 01:13 AM Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 at 01:13 AM If a motion was seconded, but voted against, can the motion be made again? At a later meeting, yes. At the same meeting, no.Well, yes and no. Josh correctly says that if a motion is defeated, it cannot be moved again at the same meeting. But, someone who voted on the prevailing side (in other words, somebody who voted against the motion) can move to reconsider the motion at the same meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted November 6, 2014 at 01:22 AM Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 at 01:22 AM But, someone who voted on the prevailing side (in other words, somebody who voted against the motion) can move to reconsider the motion at the same meeting. It might be a good idea to refrain from talking about the motion to reconsider until we're sure that that the OP knows that RONR uses ordinary words in extraordinary ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 6, 2014 at 02:03 AM Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 at 02:03 AM It might be a good idea to refrain from talking about the motion to reconsider until we're sure that that the OP knows that RONR uses ordinary words in extraordinary ways.Good point, but I think to not mention it would be to not fully answer Kristen's question. Although she asked if the defeated motion could "be made again", I think what she really wants to know is whether there is some way to "bring it back up again". And there is. And it's by the use of the "Motion to Reconsider", which, as you say, is a very specialized motion with a special meaning in RONR land. To Kristen: It really is a very specialized motion with special rules and it can be moved only by someone who voted on the prevailing side. It's covered in Section 37 of RONR starting on page 315. Here's the opening paragraph: "Reconsider —a motion of American origin—enables a majority in an assembly, within a limited time and without notice, to bring back for further consideration a motion which has already been voted on. The purpose of reconsidering a vote is to permit correction of hasty, ill-advised, or erroneous action, or to take into account added information or a changed situation that has developed since the taking of the vote." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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