Parliamentary Procedure Q&A

Q: We have one meeting a month. A motion carried to have ballots re-mailed to the membership. Can someone amend that motion at the next membership meeting and request not to have the ballots re-mailed? - K.C., Nov. 15, 1999

A: Not exactly. The motion to use isn't to Amend Something Previously Adopted, but to Rescind. They're similar motions, but differ in that Rescind kills something previously adopted, while Amend Something Previously Adopted changes it without killing it. They're both described in the same section (34) of RONR.

There are lots of conditions and details, but for the specific situation you describe, here are some of the more important ones.


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