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[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

pam,

Yes, a motion CAN include wording to ensure that some vote greater than a majority vote will enact the motion.

-kg

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[Guest Trina]

> a motion CAN include wording to ensure that some vote greater than a majority vote will enact the motion <

How can this be done?

Since the assembly has not yet agreed (i.e. voted) to be bound by the special voting requirements in"

[Guest Thomas Ralph]

A motion can be expressed as something like "... save that this motion shall be ineffective unless over #% of the vote on it was in favour". However, such a proviso can be struck while the motion is pending by a majority vote, or after it is vot"

[Guest Trina]

Ah, a proviso. I was thinking along different lines, since Pam spoke of a 'needed percentage for passage'. I pictured them deciding on a higher vote requirement for passage, before ever taking the vote, which seemed impossible.

So, the vote requi"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

This subject comes up on this forum at least once a year.

I don't think it's "impossible" to suspend the rules and require a vote greater then the normally required vote but I think the usual "solution" is, as described, to ma"

[Guest John M.]

>>Although, perhaps a minority that is against the motion could persuade the majority to accept such a proviso, putting actual implementation out of the reach of the majority?<<

Even if the majority wasn't paying attention, the adopti"