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request for leave to modify a motion

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A quick definition of request for leave to modify a motion:

A request is when someone asks for something. In parliamentary law, a request for leave to modify a motion is when someone wants to change their own idea after it has been stated by the chair. They need to ask permission from the assembly to make the change. A request for permission to withdraw a motion is when someone wants to stop talking about their idea without making a decision. A request to be excused from a duty is when someone wants to be relieved from a responsibility they were given. A request to read papers is when someone wants to read something out loud or have someone else read it for them.

A more thorough explanation:

A request for leave to modify a motion is a motion made by a member of a parliamentary body to seek permission to amend their own motion after it has been stated by the chair. Once the chair has stated the motion, it belongs to the assembly, and the mover cannot modify it without the assembly's permission.

  • During a meeting, a member makes a motion to increase the budget for a project. After the chair has stated the motion, the member realizes they made an error and wishes to modify the motion. They can make a request for leave to modify the motion, seeking permission from the assembly to amend their original motion.
  • Another example could be a member making a motion to change the meeting time from 2 pm to 3 pm. After the chair has stated the motion, another member suggests that the time should be changed to 4 pm instead. The original mover can make a request for leave to modify the motion to change the time to 4 pm instead of 3 pm.

These examples illustrate how a member can make a request for leave to modify a motion to correct an error or to incorporate new information or ideas into their original motion.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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