Editing Repeal (section)

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used in a [[committee]], RONR requires a two-thirds vote unless all committee members who voted for the motion to be rescinded or amended are present or have received ample notice; in which case a majority vote is required.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