Reconsideration of a motion: Difference between revisions

In [[parliamentary procedure]], '''reconsideration of a motion''' (or '''reconsideration of a question''') may be done on a matter previously decided. The [[Motion (parliamentary procedure)|motion]] to "reconsider" is used for this purpose. This motion originated in the [[United States]] and is generally not used in [[parliament]]s.<ref name=":0">{{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 = 315|edition = 11th|display-authors = etal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19761010&id=7e4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wvoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7017,2742609&hl=en|title = Americans Reconsider Motions|last = Bagley|first = Toni|date = October 10, 1976|work = Lakeland Ledger|access-date = 2016-02-20|via = Google News}}</ref> A special form of this motion is '''reconsider and enter on the minutes'''.