Which motion concept allows debating and amending a long motion paragraph by paragraph, with a vote on the whole motion after considering each paragraph?

Which motion concept allows debating and amending a long motion paragraph by paragraph, with a vote on the whole motion after considering each paragraph?

• A. Postpone indefinitely
• B. Division
• C. Consideration by Paragraph/Seriatim
• D. Reconsider

Answer: (C)

Consideration by Paragraph, also known as seriatim, is a method designed for long motions such as a resolution or bylaw. It lets the assembly break the text into paragraphs and debate and amend each one separately. Amendments can be offered to a specific paragraph, and the paragraph is voted on in its revised form before moving to the next. After all paragraphs have been considered and any changes adopted, a final vote is taken on the motion as a whole. This approach ensures thorough scrutiny of each section and prevents unintended parts of the motion from passing without proper consideration. Postpone indefinitely ends discussion on the motion entirely rather than breaking it into parts; division is about splitting a motion for separate voting on parts but isn’t the same as debating and amending paragraph by paragraph; reconsider is used to revisit a decision that has already been made.

Consideration by Paragraph, also known as seriatim, is a method designed for long motions such as a resolution or bylaw. It lets the assembly break the text into paragraphs and debate and amend each one separately. Amendments can be offered to a specific paragraph, and the paragraph is voted on in its revised form before moving to the next. After all paragraphs have been considered and any changes adopted, a final vote is taken on the motion as a whole. This approach ensures thorough scrutiny of each section and prevents unintended parts of the motion from passing without proper consideration.

Postpone indefinitely ends discussion on the motion entirely rather than breaking it into parts; division is about splitting a motion for separate voting on parts but isn’t the same as debating and amending paragraph by paragraph; reconsider is used to revisit a decision that has already been made.