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.
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