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Jeremy @ Newcastle said:
- Can a motion to receive an update morph into something as important as accepting a defect insurance offer?
“The question the consequently arises is whether, during the meeting, the Chair may accept any amendment to a motion of which notice has been given. The generaly accepted principle is that an amenedment is allowable only if the proposed change is wirthin the scope of the notice which has been given, and accordingly an amendment which materially alters a motion of which notice has been given will often not be accepted.” HORSLEY'S MEETINGS A.D. Lang 4th edition pg 110
Has the amendment materially altered the motion?
If i was voting by proxy then i would have no problem with original motion, it is harmless to pass it, but i would not be so free and easy about the morphed motion. I would want to see the detail.
Had i been chairing the meeting then i would not have accepted the amendment and stated it materially altered the motion from a motion that accepted information to a motion that accepted an offer – these are starkly different decisions. Notice to accept an offer has not been given.
It probably should not have morphed to such a degree.