Which motion is used to bring back a motion that has already been considered by the assembly?

Which motion is used to bring back a motion that has already been considered by the assembly?

• A. Rescind
• B. Reconsider
• C. Amend Something Previously Adopted
• D. Take from the Table

Answer: (D)

The situation tests how to resume business that was set aside by a tabling action. When a motion is tabled, it’s postponed and left aside to be taken up later. To bring that exact motion back into consideration, the proper step is to move to take it from the table. If the vote passes, you reopen discussion on the previously tabled motion and can proceed with voting again. The other actions address different needs: rescind undos an action that was already adopted, rather than reviving a tabled motion; reconsider lets you revisit a motion that has already been decided in the same session under certain voting conditions, but it applies to decisions already made rather than motions sitting on the table; and amending something previously adopted changes the content of an action that has already been approved, not the status of a motion that was merely tabled.

The situation tests how to resume business that was set aside by a tabling action. When a motion is tabled, it’s postponed and left aside to be taken up later. To bring that exact motion back into consideration, the proper step is to move to take it from the table. If the vote passes, you reopen discussion on the previously tabled motion and can proceed with voting again.

The other actions address different needs: rescind undos an action that was already adopted, rather than reviving a tabled motion; reconsider lets you revisit a motion that has already been decided in the same session under certain voting conditions, but it applies to decisions already made rather than motions sitting on the table; and amending something previously adopted changes the content of an action that has already been approved, not the status of a motion that was merely tabled.