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Old Feb 25, 2015 | 8:26 pm
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Originally Posted by CMK10
With this TalkBoard, votes will take a full two weeks, trust me.
Then come up with a rule that would allow the author of the proposal to withdraw the motion after the voting starts, once the problem with the motion is identifed. Seems much easier to withdraw the motion if there's some minor issue with it, and then come back and introduce a new motion with the corrected language fixing whatever was wrong.

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
It shouldn't be left open for whoever is TB president to unilaterally determine what changes are minor or even "technical" (with the latter category of changes presumably not even requiring the approval of anyone else, including the person who made the motion, the person who seconded it, and anyone who has already voted yes).
Agree. Why not just allow the TB member that introduced the motion to take it off the table and come back with a new motion with corrections? Wouldn't that work?
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