Editing Repeal (section)

== Parliamentary procedure ==

===Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)===
{{Infobox motion
| name = Rescind, repeal, or annul or Amend something previously adopted (RONR)
| class = B
| inorder = No
| seconded = Yes
| debatable = Yes
| amendable = Yes
| voterequired = Majority with notice; or two-thirds; or [[majority of entire membership]]
| reconsidered = Negative vote only
}}In [[Meeting (parliamentary procedure)|meetings]] of a deliberative assembly, the motions to '''rescind''' (or "repeal" or "annul") and '''amend something previously adopted''' are used to change action that was taken. They are two forms of the same [[incidental main motion]] and they follow the same rules.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised|last = Robert|first = Henry M.|publisher = Da Capo Press|year = 2011|isbn = 978-0-306-82020-5|location = Philadelphia, PA|pages = 305|edition = 11th|display-authors = et al.}}</ref> A motion to postpone an event or action previously scheduled is a particular case of the motion to amend something previously adopted.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 180}}</ref>

Under [[Robert's Rules of Order]], the rules for this motion protect against instability arising from small variations in attendance from one meeting to the next. For this reason, the requirements for changing a previous action are greater than those for taking the action in the first place.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = li}}</ref> A motion to rescind, repeal, annul or amend something already adopted requires a [[two-thirds vote]], a [[majority vote]] with [[previous notice]], or a vote of a [[majority of the entire membership]], any one of which would suffice.<ref name=":0">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|pp = 306–307}}</ref> [[Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure|Demeter's Manual]] imposes a similar requirement.<ref>{{cite parl|title=DEM|pages=165}}</ref>

When this motion is used in a [[committee]], RONR requires a two-thirds vote unless all committee members who voted for the motion to be rescinded or amended are present or have received ample notice; in which case a majority vote is required.<ref name=":0" />

===The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC)===
Under [[The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure]], a repeal or amendment of something already adopted requires only the same vote (usually a majority) and notice that was needed to adopt it in the first place.<ref name=":1">{{cite parl|title=TSC|pages=43}} (TSC)</ref> This book states, "As a general rule, fewer than a majority should not be authorized to decide anything, and more than a majority should not be required for most decisions"; the book further states that the problem with situations in which a supermajority is required is that "the minority, not the majority, controls."<ref>TSC, p. 130</ref>

===Legislative use===
In legislative bodies, the motion to rescind is used for much the same purpose as the motion to [[reconsider]]; many court decisions treat the two motions as one motion. However, in legislative contexts, it is not the same as a motion to repeal. The difference between rescind and reconsider is that the motion to rescind is ordinarily applied to actions that have been taken and are already in effect. It has been described as being in the nature of a motion to amend by striking out the entire proposal and leaving nothing remaining. It is not in order when the question can be reached by a motion to reconsider. Once legislation has been actually enacted, it is too late to rescind. The vote required to rescind is the same as would be required to repeal the act which it sought to rescind (usually a majority).<ref>{{cite parl|title=MAS|edition=2000|year=2000|pages=321–323}}</ref>

=== Rescind and expunge from the minutes ===
The motion to '''rescind and expunge from the minutes''' is used to express the strongest disapproval about action previously taken by a deliberative assembly. Using [[Robert's Rules of Order|''Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised'']], this motion requires a vote of a majority of the entire membership.<ref name=":2">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 310}}</ref> Using ''The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure'', the motion to expunge requires a majority vote (of those voting). The secretary does not erase the expunged motion, but draws a line around it, marks it "expunged by order of this assembly," gives the date of the expunging, and signs the notation.<ref name=":2" /> The expunged motion is not included in any [[minutes]] published thereafter.<ref name=":1" />