friendly amendment
An amendment that the mover of the motion being amended supports, and to which no other member objects.
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request
request, n. Parliamentary law. A motion by which a member invokes a right, seeks permission for the exercise of a privilege, or asks a question. Cf. MOTION(2); DEMAND(2); INQUIRY(2); POINT(2). request for leave to modify a motion. See request for permission to modify a motion. request for leave to withdraw a motion. See request for
request for permission to modify a motion
A motion by which the mover seeks an amendment to his or her own motion after the chair has stated the motion. • The mover controls a motion only until the chair states the question. After that, the motion belongs to the assembly and the mover cannot modify it without the assembly’s permission. See friendly
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