Guest Bob Posted December 21, 2017 at 01:49 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 at 01:49 PM For a motion to have a second, is it necessary that a member declare: "I second." Or will simply a second vote suffice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted December 21, 2017 at 02:13 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 at 02:13 PM The procedure is for the member to make the motion, and some other member, without recognition, to say "I second." If, however, no one seconded, and the chair went ahead and stated the motion anyway, and debate has begun, the absence of a second is immaterial. By the time you get to voting, either there's a second or it doesn't matter anymore, so a second vote is irrelevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted December 21, 2017 at 04:18 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 at 04:18 PM But don't get confused... if nobody offers a second the chair is free to ignore the proffered motion so it isn't entirely immaterial... (RONR, page 36). This can save a lot of time when someone makes a really dumb motion that nobody else even wants to touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted December 21, 2017 at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 at 07:23 PM 5 hours ago, Guest Bob said: For a motion to have a second, is it necessary that a member declare: "I second." Or will simply a second vote suffice? A second vote? What do you mean by this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted December 21, 2017 at 10:50 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 at 10:50 PM 6 hours ago, jstackpo said: But don't get confused... if nobody offers a second the chair is free to ignore the proffered motion so it isn't entirely immaterial... (RONR, page 36). This can save a lot of time when someone makes a really dumb motion that nobody else even wants to touch. Agreed. As I said, "if the chair went ahead..." I didn't mean to imply that the chair must, or should, do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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