In
parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary procedure is the accepted rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings of an assembly or organization. Its object is to allow orderly deliberation upon questions of interest to the organization and thus to arrive at the sense ...
using
Robert's Rules of Order
''Robert's Rules of Order'', often simply referred to as ''Robert's Rules'', is a manual of parliamentary procedure by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert.
"The object of Rules of Order is to assist an assembly to accomplish the work for whic ...
, the wording of a
motion
In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed and frame of reference to an observer and mea ...
could be changed by an
amendment An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements. The ...
. This amendment is called a primary amendment, or first-degree amendment. A secondary amendment, or second-degree amendment is an amendment of an amendment.
Secondary amendments are handled like other amendments in that they can be
debated and voted on before moving forward.
Example
For example, in a situation where a
resolution
Resolution(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Resolution (debate), the statement which is debated in policy debate
* Resolution (law), a written motion adopted by a deliberative body
* New Year's resolution, a commitment that an individual mak ...
is being considered for the purchase of a new building, the motion may read as follows:
''"That the organization purchase a facility for the purpose of continuing operations."''
An amendment to this motion might insert the words "In Nashville" to specify where the building would be purchased. In this case, "in Nashville" is the primary amendment.
A second-degree amendment would amend the original amendment to insert the words "in ''South'' Nashville". "South" would be the secondary amendment. In this manner, the motion would then amend the text to read:
''"''That the organization'' purchase a facility in South Nashville for the purpose of continuing operations."''
Tertiary amendment not allowed
A tertiary amendment, or third-degree amendment, is an amendment of an amendment to an amendment and is not allowed because it would be too complicated.
See also
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Amend (motion)
In parliamentary procedure, the motion to amend is used to modify another motion. An amendment could itself be amended. A related procedure is filling blanks in a motion.
Explanation and use
Using Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR), al ...
References
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