Pending Motion to Amend Motion Rules

[amah853]

I, amah853, move to amend Section 1.3 of the Bar Association of Redmont's Motion Rules as follows, with removals indicated in bolded red strikethrough and additions indicated in bolded green.

(3) Within 24 hours ofAfter a motion's introduction by a Councillor onto the Council Floor channel is moved, the presiding Chairperson shall put it up for a vote in #council-voting the Council Voting channel, and make a thread in which all Councillors may cast their votes. Introduction of a motion shall not require approval or acknowledgment by the Chairperson. If the Chairperson fails to initiate voting within 24 hours, the sponsoring Councillor or any other Councillor may do so.

(a) CouncillorsVoting shall be afforded last for 48 hours to vote following the thread creation in the Council Voting channel.following the posting of the motion, or for however long it takes all sitting councillors not currently on leave of absence to vote, whichever is shorter. Voting may be closed early by any Councillor if any of the following conditions are met:
(i) all Councillors eligible to vote have voted, excluding any Councillor(s) on Leave of Absence or recused from the matter, provided that quorum has been met;
(ii) quorum has been met and the outcome can no longer be changed by the remaining votes;
(iii) the sponsoring Councillor has withdrawn the motion; or
(iv) the sponsoring Councillor has substantially edited the motion after at least one vote has been submitted. A substantial edit is any change that materially alters the purpose, effect, or obligations of the motion. Corrections to grammar, spelling, or formatting shall not constitute substantial edits.

(b) In the event that voting closes early due to a condition outlined in either (3)(a)(iii) or (3)(a)(iv), the motion shall be considered withdrawn and shall not pass. It may be reintroduced as a new motion.

(c) In the event that the Chairperson or a Councillor incorrectly closes voting early, or if the vote tally is incorrectly counted, the incorrect closure or tally shall be considered invalid and the vote shall remain open or be recounted as necessary. If voting was improperly closed, the vote shall be reopened for any remaining voting period, or for 24 hours if the original deadline has passed.

(d) Votes submitted by Councillors shall be final and may not be changed once cast. Abstentions shall count toward quorum but not toward the majority, in accordance with the BAR Act. If quorum has not been met when voting ends, the motion shall be deferred until quorum can be reached, rather than being declared passed or failed.

(e) Any Councillor closing voting early shall state the reason for closure in the voting thread.

(bf) The Chairperson shall be responsible for tallying votes within 48 hours of voting closing. If the Chairperson fails to do so, any Councillor may tally and announce the results. The outcome of a motion shall be determined by its valid votes and the requirements of the BAR Act, not by the announcement of the results. Any Councillor may challenge an incorrect tally with a Motion to Revaluate.

(cg) Any vote cast past the end of the voting period shall be invalid.

(dh) A valid vote may only be an aye, a nay, or an abstain, unless otherwise specified by BAR policy or the BAR Act.