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[Aitch]

In proposing a change to a By-Law, a motion was duly put on the notice paper for the general meeting. It was moved and seconded and then an amendment to it from the floor was moved, debated, and voted on.  My question is, would the amendment to the motion be carried with a simple majority or does it also need to be carried by a special resolution? It is obvious that if the amendment was carried, then it would be part of an amended motion to be finally voted on and needing a special resolution to be carried.

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[Whale]

Pete – the amendment can be resolved by simple majority, but the resultant vote on the (amended) motion to change the By-Law would need to be by special resolution. 

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[Sir Humphrey]

Also, as a matter of general principle, the amendment should not be something that makes a substantial difference to the notified motion that some would have voted on by absentee vote or directed proxy. EG. at a recent meeting our minutes recorded: “The chair declared that the amendments could be considered even though they were not notified because each was ‘within the scope of the original motion and does not alter its nature’ (Joske).” Joske is a book on meeting procedures and our OC had resolved years ago to use it as a meeting guide. 

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[Aitch]

@Whale said:
Pete – the amendment can be resolved by simple majority, but the resultant vote on the (amended) motion to change the By-Law would need to be by special resolution. 

Many thanks

It is what I thought but I did not want to be on my own in expressing the view publically

 

Pete

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