Question

Justify the following statement.

Motion can be amended.

Answer 1

A motion is a proposal or proposition or concrete suggestion placed before a meeting for discussion and decision. During the discussion of the motion, it may be found necessary to make alterations or modifications in the text of the motion. The motion proposing alterations or modifications is called an amendment.

Amendment may be made to the main motion by adding some new words in it, deleting some words from the motion, replacing some words by some other words and by changing the position of words in the motion. The amendment may be accepted or rejected. If accepted, the amended motion is considered for discussion. If it is approved by the meeting, it is incorporated in the original motion. If it is rejected or lost the original motion is continued for discussion.