Amend

Master motion amendments in meetings with this guide on rules and procedures.

The purpose of an amendment is to Delay the progress of a motion. put a motion in the hands of a special committee named in the amendment alter the wording of a motion that is pending before action is taken on it. The motion amend is always debatable if the motion it is applied to is debatable seconded and stated by the chair it is applied to another amendment If a member wanted to propose an amendment to a main motion by adding, the form is, "I move that the ending of the motion read as follows..." "I move to amend by adding the words _ to the end." "I move to amend by adding the words _. In order to be adopted, an amendment to a main motion must obtain a minimum affirmative vote of three-fourths a majority 2 Fill in the blanks to complete each statement. The first step in making the motion to Amend is for a member to rise and address the chairmen.After an amendment to the main motion is voted on and lost, the chairmen should then ask for further debate on the main motion.When a motion is amended by placing a word between other words, this is called amending by inserting.Amending by taking out words from a motion is called amending by striking out.An amendment is not in order when another member has the floor. In other words, you are not allowed to interrupt someone to make an amendment.