Guest SAA Posted February 8, 2020 at 02:32 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 at 02:32 PM A motion to purchase a truck was subject to a primary and then secondary amendment . The primary amendment was to insert the word Ford before the word truck - the secondary to insert the word large before the word Ford . The secondary amendment carried but the primary amendment was then voted down . The chair ruled that the defeat of the primary amendment took down with it the secondary amendment . Was this correct or not and where very specifically in RONR is this addressed. Thanks for any response . SAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 8, 2020 at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 at 03:04 PM The secondary amendment was not in order, because it did not propose to modify the word "Ford". RONR (11th ed.), pp. 135, 140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted February 8, 2020 at 04:08 PM Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 at 04:08 PM I agree with Mr. Elsman that the insertion of "large" should have been considered as a different primary amendment and should have waited until the decision was finalized on "Ford." An example of an appropriate secondary amendment would be to strike out "Ford" and insert "GMC". However, you processed it as a secondary amendment. Once the secondary amendment is adopted, then you are considering the primary amendment as amended. So if the primary amendment is lost, the adopted secondary amendment is lost with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts