Parliamentary Procedure Q&A
Q:
Following the vote of the city council, the mayor incorrectly announced that the motion had failed.
She incorrectly understood that a supermajority was needed to pass the motion.
In fact, the imple majority that favored the motion was sufficient to pass it.
The error was not discovered until after adjournment.
What is the most expedient way of correcting the record to show that the motion passed?
- Anon., Dec. 5, 1999
A:
At any meeting, you should rise to a Point of Order, then, when asked to state your point, explain that an improper voting basis was used at the meeting.
The chair (mayor) should then rule the point "well taken," and then declare that the motion made at that meeting is now adopted.
All of this, of course, goes in the minutes, correcting the record.
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