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Brainteaser Answer |
July 1, 2008 (Difficulty level = 4)
Question: Your organization wishes to restate its support of a position previously taken. In such a situation, if your parliamentary authority is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Edition), is it appropriate for the organization to "reaffirm" an earlier resolution?
Answer: "Motions to 'reaffirm' a position previously taken by adopting a motion or resolution are not in order. Such a motion serves no useful purpose because the original motion is still in effect; also, possible attempts to amend a motion to reaffirm would come into conflict with the rules for the motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted (35); and if such a motion to reaffirm failed, if would create an ambiguous situation." RONR (10th Ed.) § 10 (p. 100).
