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  2. Amend (motion) - Wikipedia

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    Using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), all main motions can be amended, [1] by so called "first-order" amendments. A first-order amendment can be amended, [2] by "second-order" amendments. However, the limit is that a second-order amendment may not be amended, because it would be too complicated. [2]

  3. Robert's Rules of Order - Wikipedia

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    Henry M. Robert. A U.S. Army officer, Henry Martyn Robert (1837–1923), saw a need for a standard of parliamentary procedure while living in San Francisco.He found San Francisco in the mid-to-late 19th century to be a chaotic place where meetings of any kind tended to be tumultuous, with little consistency of procedure and with people of many nationalities and traditions thrown together.

  4. Friendly amendment - Wikipedia

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    Friendly amendments are often allowed by the chair after consent by the original mover of the motion. According to Robert's Rules of Order, a friendly amendment should not be handled any differently from any other amendment: the entire assembly must consent to the amendment, either by majority vote or through unanimous consent.

  5. Motion (parliamentary procedure) - Wikipedia

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    Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised provides exceptions to non-renewal through the motions to Reconsider, Rescind, or Amend Something Previously Adopted. In the British House of Commons, a motion or an amendment which is the same, in substance, as a question which has been decided during a session may not be renewed again in that same session ...

  6. Table (parliamentary procedure) - Wikipedia

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    Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, the subsidiary motion to lay on the table is properly used only when it is necessary to suspend consideration of a main motion in order to deal with another matter that has come up unexpectedly and which must be dealt with before the pending motion can be properly addressed. [10]

  7. Suspension of the rules - Wikipedia

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    Three of the major parliamentary authorities: Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, and Demeter's Manual – all agree that provisions in the bylaws that do not relate to parliamentary procedure may not be suspended. [3] [7] Demeter notes how this plays into the reality of parliamentary situations: [9]

  8. Substitute amendment - Wikipedia

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    In other deliberative assemblies, using Robert's Rules of Order, a substitute amendment is a form of the motion to amend. [4] It could be debated, modified, and voted on like other amendments. A substitute can be a sentence, paragraph, section, or article within a motion or resolution, or it can be the entire motion or resolution. [5]

  9. Second-degree amendment - Wikipedia

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    In parliamentary procedure using Robert's Rules of Order, the wording of a motion could be changed by an amendment. This amendment is called a primary amendment, or first-degree amendment. A secondary amendment, or second-degree amendment is an amendment of an amendment. [1]