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It is often necessary to change the wording of a motion before the members are willing to take final action on it. Such changes are called amendments. While the proposed changes express the views of those who offer the amendments, they may not agree with the wishes of those who offer the motion to be amended. The amendment, however, must be germane to the motion to be amended, that is, it must have a bearing on the subject, and be so closely related to it that the two can be considered and acted upon together as well as separately. If the adoption of the motion would necessarily prevent the introduction of a new motion containing the substance of the proposed amendment, then the amendment is germane to the motion.

An amendment may be in any of the following forms:

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