Any Objection?

In many German assemblies, a motion on procedure is settled quickly. After the motion, a member may give a Gegenrede, a speech against it. The student parliament of the University of Paderborn wrote the rule down in 2019. Gibt es gegen einen Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung keine Gegenrede, so gilt der Antrag als angenommen. If nobody speaks against a procedural motion, it counts as adopted. If someone does, the vote follows at once. The assembly rules of a Hamburg sports club allow one member to speak for the motion and one against, then a vote by show of hands or by standing up.

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