Tomm Posted March 9, 2021 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 at 02:27 AM A secondary amendment was tabled (I know it should have been "postponed" instead of "tabled") but then the question came up whether the entire motion (main motion, primary amendment) was tabled or was it just the secondary motion that was tabled? I suspect the correct answer is that the entire main motion along with the primary and secondary amendments are tabled/postponed until the next meeting? Pleas advise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted March 9, 2021 at 03:26 AM Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 at 03:26 AM The motion to postpone can not be applied to a secondary amendment - nor a primary amendment - alone. The motion should be made to postpone the main motion, and then any primary and secondary amendments that are also pending at that time will be postponed along with the main motion. (RONR, 12:7 (2)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted March 9, 2021 at 09:56 PM Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 at 09:56 PM 19 hours ago, Tomm said: A secondary amendment was tabled (I know it should have been "postponed" instead of "tabled") but then the question came up whether the entire motion (main motion, primary amendment) was tabled or was it just the secondary motion that was tabled? I suspect the correct answer is that the entire main motion along with the primary and secondary amendments are tabled/postponed until the next meeting? Pleas advise! According to the rules, an amendment cannot be postponed or laid on the table without also postponing or laying the main question on the table at the same time. But you say the secondary amendment was tabled, so it's difficult to say that something different happened. There may be a difference between what should have happened and what did happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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