Re: [council] Amendments to GNSO Council Motions

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Although not necessarily relevant, the ALAC rules, although based on 
Roberts, allow an amendment as "friendly" if accepted by the mover 
and seconder.
Alan

At 23/05/2014 06:06 PM, Avri Doria wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 23-May-14 12:22, Reed, Daniel A wrote:
> > Thanks, Jonathan.  What you describe is standard parliamentary
> > procedure
>
> And there is this:
>
> http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html#8
>
> > Question 8: How do you deal with a "friendly amendment"?
> >
> > Answer: On occasion, while a motion is being debated, someone will
> > get up and offer what he or she terms a "friendly amendment" to the
> > motion, the maker of the original motion will "accept" the amendment,
> > and the chair will treat the motion as amended. This is wrong. Once a
> > motion has been stated by the chair, it is no longer the property of
> > the mover, but of the assembly. Any amendment, "friendly" or
> > otherwise, must be adopted by the full body, either by a vote or by
> > unanimous consent.
> >
> > If it appears to the chair that an amendment (or any other motion) is
> > uncontroversial, it is proper for the chair to ask if there is "any
> > objection" to adopting the amendment. If no objection is made, the
> > chair may declare the amendment adopted. If even one member objects,
> > however, the amendment is subject to debate and vote like any other,
> > regardless of whether its proposer calls it "friendly" and regardless
> > of whether the maker of the original motion endorses its adoption.
> > [RONR (11th ed.), p. 162.]
>
> Passing a question to the SCI seems like a good idea.
>
> a.