Amendment acceptance

[Guest ClarkL]

Does an amendment need to be accepted by the maker of the original motion?

And if so - does the person who seconded the original motion, need to accept the amendment also?

[Dan Honemann]

7 minutes ago, Guest ClarkL said:

Does an amendment need to be accepted by the maker of the original motion?

 

No.

[Atul Kapur]

To expand a bit on Mr. Honemann's answer:

Some groups believe, incorrectly, that if the mover and seconder accept a "friendly" amendment then it is automatically adopted and becomes part of the motion. Under RONR, unless the amendment receives unanimous consent, then it must opened to debate (if debatable) and voted upon by the group that is meeting.That process is followed no matter what the mover and seconder think about the amendment.

In other words, the mover and seconder cannot, on their own, accept or reject an amendment. Once the motion is put before the assembly, it belongs to the assembly rather than to the mover.

 

Edited April 16, 2020 at 09:32 PM by Atul Kapur