Originally Posted by
sbm12
It would still require the TB member to rescind the motion, not the person who made the request that the TB is acting upon.
That being said, I actually do not think it makes sense to have motions pulled off the table once they are opened to voting. At that point if enough people think it is a bad idea they can vote no or abstain.
Maybe.
One issue that has come up more than once is where the vote has been posted in the public forum after several Talkboard members have already voted, and only then does some information come to light that may have influenced several votes and affected the outcome. Because of the rules on numbers required to pass votes (and also reversing votes), it is possible under current TB rules/policies that a vote which may never have been passed had the information come to light cannot be reversed.
A second issue is that some motions to vote have been poorly worded. More than once the person who made the initial request has sought to amend the wording, or withdraw the vote once it has been started. Currently, neither can be done.
I don't think this particular motion is the only way to resolve these 2 issues, and may even not be the best way.