Felt’s Parliamentary Procedure/Withdrawal of a Motion
WITHDRAWAL OF A MOTION.
37. If, after the making of a motion, the mover does not want it to go to vote, or if he wishes to modify it, or substitute another in its place, he may, with the consent of the member who seconded it, withdraw the motion if it has not been stated by the chair, it becomes the property of the assembly and cannot be withdrawn without consent of the assembly, or modified except by the regular process of amendment.
If any one objects to the withdrawal of the motion, it must either go before the assembly to be voted on, or a motion may be made granting leave to withdraw it. The motion granting leave to withdraw cannot be debated or amended. When a motion has been withdrawn the effect is the same as if it had not been moved.
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