Drake Savory Posted April 5, 2019 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 at 04:31 PM Assuming prior notice has been given for an organization's proposed resolutions (not bylaw amendments) at the annual conference, can an amendment increase the scope of a resolution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted April 5, 2019 at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 at 04:51 PM (edited) Does this resolution amend another motion that was previously adopted and is previous notice required? Edited April 5, 2019 at 04:53 PM by George Mervosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Savory Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:24 PM Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:24 PM Some may. Does it make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:28 PM Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:28 PM Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:31 PM Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 at 01:31 PM As Dr. Stackpole notes, yes, when it comes to motions to amend something previously adopted: "But if a motion to Rescind or to Amend Something Previously Adopted is amended so that the change proposed by the amended motion then exceeds the scope of a previous notice that was given, the effect of the previous notice is destroyed and the motion can no longer be adopted by a majority vote (see Standard Characteristic 7). When these motions require previous notice (as may be the case with respect to a motion to rescind or amend a provision of the bylaws or a special rule of order), such a motion cannot be amended so as to make the proposed change greater than that for which notice has been given. " RONR (11th ed.), p. 306 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 8, 2019 at 02:08 PM Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 at 02:08 PM 41 minutes ago, Drake Savory said: Some may. Does it make a difference? There is no “scope” for a motion which doesn’t amend or rescind anything, because it has no meaningful application in such cases. Scope is determined by comparing the current motion or document to the amendment, which cannot be done if there is no current motion or document. Scope does apply for the resolutions which amend or rescind previously adopted resolutions or rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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